Hair and Fiber Review

Look at the picture above Match the letter to the correct cuticle scale. What is A?

• Spinous

• Imbricate

• Coronal

Look at the picture above Match the letter to the correct cuticle scale. What is B?

• Spinous

• Imbricate

• Coronal

Look at the picture above Match the letter to the correct cuticle scale. What is C?

• Spinous

• Imbricate

• Coronal

The shaft of the hair is considered class evidence in a trial.

• True

• False

All of these methods of analyzing fibers without damaging it, except...

• Polarizing light microscopy

• Infrared microscopy

• Burn test

• None of the above

What is the source of this hair?

• Human

• Animal

Fibers are considered what kind of evidence? 

• Individual

• Class

• Direct

• Indirect

When fibers are transferred directly from victim to suspect or suspect to victim, this is called:

• necessary transfer.

• direct transfer

• absolute transfer.

• None of these choices.

Fibers are classified as either:

• natural fibers or synthetic fibers.

• polymers or synthetic fibers.

• acrylic fibers or plant fibers.

• olefins or synthetic fibers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How is hair or fiber evidence collected?

• Using forceps.

• Using sticky tape.

• Using a vacuum.

• All of the above.