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- 1. Open EndedThe shaft of the hair is considered class evidence in a trial
- 2. Open Endedhair is composed of a protein called cellulose
- 3. Open EndedAll hairs on the head of a person are identical
- 4. Open EndedThe cortex may contain pigment granules
- 5. Open Endedthe hair shaft is composed of the cuticle, cortex, and
- 6. Open Endedwhich factors are used to calculate the medullary index of the hair?
- 7. Open Endedwhich of the following characteristics is found in typical Asian hair?
- 8. Open Endedhuman hair has which type of cuticle?
- 9. Open Endedneutron activation analysis can check hair for the presence of?
- 10. Open EndedWhich part of a hair can be analyzed for DNA?
- 11. Open Endedthe cuticle scales of the hair always point toward the?
- 12. Open Endedthe period of active hair growth is called the..... stage?
- 13. Open EndedAlthough variations can occur, which of the following best describes northern European hair?
- 14. Open Endedwhich of the following is most likely a result of hair bleaching?
- 15. Open Endedwhy is hair considered class evidence?
- 16. Open Endeddescribe the structure of hair. Include in your answer the terms follicle, medulla, cortex, and cuticle?
- 17. Open Endedcrime scene investigators collected hair from a dead person's body. One of the first things that needs to be established is if this hair is human or animal. Describe two ways that animal hair differs from human hair?
- 18. Open Endedthe body of a woman was found in the woods. Some hair fibers found on the body were sent to the crime lab for analysis. The ends of the hair attached to the body were gray, but the tips of the hair showed that it had been dyed. The distance from the root of the hair to the beginning of the dyed area measured 8 mm. Investigators determined the victim's hair had last been dyed on August 1, 2004. Assuming the hair grows at the rate of .44 mm per day, on approximately what date did the woman die? Explain your answer.
- 19. Open EndedCalculate the medullary index of a hair whose diameter is 110 microns wide and whose medulla measures 58 microns. Is this a human or animal?
- 20. Open EndedA woman with long hair is suspected in a burglary case. At the crime scene, several long hairs were found attached to a broken long of the safe. The police obtain a warrant and request a sample of 25 to 50 hairs from this woman. They tell the woman it is important that they pull the hairs from her head rather than to merely cut the hairs. The police suspect that the woman was stealing to help support a drug habit.
- 21. Open EndedBriefly explain how goose bumps can form on someone.
- 22. Open EndedContrast the appearance of hair coming from a person of European, Asian or African background.
- 23. Open EndedWhat is neutron activation analysis? Specifically, what would be the job of a neutron activation analyst be?
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