Forensic Science: Trace Evidence Hair & Fiber Vocab Review

Front

Small measurable amount of physical or biological material.

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Trace Evidence

Front

Root and hair shaft protruding above skin.

Back

Follicle

Front

Means 'after death'

Back

Postmortem

Front

Innermost layer of hair forming the shaft.

Back

Medulla

Front

Middle layer and largest part of the hair shaft in humans

Back

Cortex

Front

Transparent layer of hair shaft shielding inner layers

Back

Cuticle

Front

Crown-like scale pattern in small rodents and dogs.

Back

Coronal Pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

Flattened-scale type with overlapping narrow scales found in human hair.

Back

Imbricate Pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

Threadlike elements from fabric or materials (e.g., rope, carpet)

Back

Fibers

Front

Body area a hair comes from.

Back

Somatic Origin