forensics quiz
which of the following is most likely a result of hair bleaching
a yellowish tint to the hair
which of the following characteristics is found in typical asian hair
dark medulla
correct collection of evidence requires which of the following
documenting of location where the evidence was found correct packing of evidence maintaining proper chain of custody
all hairs on the head of a person are identical
false
hair is composed of protiens called cellulose
false
the shaft of the hair is considered class evidence in a trial
false
hair structure
follicule" embedded in the skin hair shaft produced by folocule 'inner medulla runs down center the hair cortex pigmented layer inside cuticle cuticle outer covering of hair shaft
transfer evidence can include all of the following except
hair that was transferred to a hairbrush
human hair has which types of cuticles
imbricate
the hair shaft is composed of the cuticle,cortex, and
medulla
the reason it is important to seperate the witnesses at the crime scene is
prevent the witnesses from talking to each other
which parts of a hair can be analyzed for dna
root
neutron activation analysis can check hair for the presence of
silver
although variations can occur which of the following best describes northern european hair
straigt with evenly distributed pigment
why is hair concidered class evidence
when the follicule is not attached because the follicule is the part that contains dna when its attached its concidered individual evidence
which factors are used to calculate the medullary index of the hair
width of cortex and the width of the medulla
the period of active hair growth is called the
anagen
locards exchange implies all the following except
blood splatter can be used to identify blood type
a crime scene sketch should include all of the following except
the type of search pattern used to collect the evidence
the cuticle scales of the hair always point towards the
tip of the hair