Forensic Science
Unit 2 Review – Hair and Fiber Analysis (Chapters 3 & 4)
Chapter 3- The Study of Hair
1. Vocabulary Terms to Know
a. Class evidence
b. Comparison microscope
c. Cortex
d. Cuticle
e. Hair follicle
f. Hair shaft
g. Individual evidence
h. Keratin
i. Medulla
j. Trace evidence
k. Neutron Activation Analysis
2. Function of Hair
a. In animals
b. In humans
3. Structure of Hair/ Types of Hair
4. Life Cycle of Hair
5. Treated Hair
6. Racial Differences in Hair
7. Animal Hair vs. Human Hair
Chapter 4 – The Study of Fibers and Textiles
8. Vocabulary Terms to Know
a. Amorphous
b. Crystalline
c. Direct transfer
d. Fiber
e. Mineral fiber
f. Monomer
g. Natural fiber
h. Polymer
i. Synthetic fiber
j. Secondart transfer
k. Textile
l. Yarn
9. How Forensic Scientists use Fibers
10. Sampling and Testing
11. Fiber Classification
a. Natural Fibers
i. Animal
ii. Plant
iii. Mineral
b. Synthetic Fibers
i. Regenerated (modified natural ) fibers
ii. Synthetic polymer