Hair Forensics

Which scale pattern is indicated?

• Coronal
• Spinous
• Imbricate
• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The following medulla pattern is called

• fragmented 
• continuous
• interrupted

What kind of medulla is this?

• Fragmented
• Continuous
• Interrupted/Intermittent
• There is no medulla - Absent

crown-like scales pattern which are commonly found in hairs of small rodents and dogs.

• Coronal Pattern

• Spinous Pattern

• Imbricate Pattern

flattened-scale type which consist of overlapping narrow scales and are found in human hairs.

• Coronal Pattern

• Spinous Pattern

• Imbricate Pattern

The medullary index is __________.

• is proportionally much thicker in nonhumans

• is the sum of the diameter and the hair length

• cannot be differentiated between humans and animals

• ranges from 0.33 to 0.5 for all human or animal hair.