Fibers
a fiber produced, manufactured, and spun together in a factory.
What is synthetic fiber
This is the inside layer of hair that runs down the cortex
What is the medulla
The full Locard's Exchange Principle
What is "Every contact leaves a trace."
What is tape/tweezers or forceps/vacuum (must say two)
Hair and fiber are mostly this type of evidence.
What is class evidence
The structure of hair has been compared to this.
What is a pencil
True or False, hair and fibers discovered at a scene guarantee someone was there.
What is FALSE
Most common tool used to analyze hair and fibers
What is a microscope
This hair structure is absent in some species
What is the medulla
this natural fiber is used to make linen suits
What is flax
If the victim has fibers on his person that he picked up and then transferred to a suspect. (Hint: a type of transfer)
What is secondary transfer
This forensic technique using vaporization offers chemical information about hair and fiber
What is gas chromatography
Cashmere is this type of fiber
What is natural
This is the inner layer of hair that is made of keratin and contains pigment. This tells us the most about the hair and who it belongs to.
What is the cortex
you can determine if some one is taking these from the chemical analysis of hair
What are drugs
This would classify fiber as individual evidence.
What is a physical match
Hair grows at this rate every month
What 1.3 cm
Fibers are made from long chains of molecules called
What are polymers
If this is present, hair can provide nuclear DNA.
What is the root/follicle
This method of fiber collection is not preferred due to cross-contamination.
What is vacuuming
Fiber made from animal tendon
What is sinew