Chapter 3 Worksheet #3

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How is hair collected at a crime scene(provide only one example)?

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_____________________________ is a method of analysis that determines composition of elements in a sample of hair.

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Macroscopic investigation can indicate length, _____________, and curliness.

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_______________ that the skin absorbs often can be detected by analysis of the hair shaft.

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Phase contrast microscopy, for example, can show the presence of dye or other _________________.

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In the case of Alma Tirtschke, what was missing from the crime scene despite the violence of the crime.

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When Colin Ross became a suspect, what did they find in his home causing the authorities to make him the prime suspect in the case?

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In 1998 a test by the _________________________________ found the hairs were not from the same scalp.

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The hair shaft can be examined in sections to establish a ______________ for exposure to toxins.

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_______________________ assessment of the follicle is performed first because it is cost effective and quick.

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Hair can be tested to show exposure to chemicals over months at a time.

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Many dyes and other hair treatments will _____________________ under a certain color of light.

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Whenever two objects are in contact, some transfer of material will occur. This is known as ____________________________.

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_____________ or __________________ have a coronal cuticle with scales that give the appearance of a stack of crowns.

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Cats, seals, and mink have scales that are called ________________ and resemble petals.

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Forensic laboratories employ technicians to compare hair samples in preparation for presentation in hearings and trials. Their work involves the use of microscopes and _______________________ of evidence.

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Edmund Locard was a French criminalist who play a pivoltal role in expanding the field of forensic science. His original profession was _____________________.

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Hair viewed for forensic investigations is studied both ________________________ and microscopically.

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_____________________________ microscopy involves using a special objective lens and special condenser with a compound microscope.

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How many body regions can hair originate on a human?

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The probability of the hairs of two individuals having the same concentration of nine differfent elements is about one in a _____________________.