3.01 Quiz Hairs And Fibers

Question: Which medullary index indicates a human hair?

Answer: 0.256

Question: In the analysis of hair and fiber samples, which does a compound comparison microscope allow for that a conventional compound microscope does not?

Answer: Simultaneous observation

Question: Trilobal fibers were found on a kidnapping victim. Which of the following fibers would most likely be trilobal?

Answer: Nylon

Question: A questioned hair from a crime scene is on the left and a known hair from a suspect is on the right. Which is the correct conclusi

Answer: The suspect or someone of similar sex, race, and hair color was at the crime scene.

Question: If a hair with a very flattened cross section and a medullary index

< 0.33 is found at a scene, which hair group might this class evidence apply to? The hair is assumed to be a head hair.

Answer: African

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