Forensics Hair Anatomy

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Across
  1. 2. this part of the hair is embedded in the follicle
  2. 3. hair picked up and transferred to other locations is considered ___ transfer
  3. 4. Cellular column that looks like a central canal running through the hair
  4. 6. the hair shaft is composed of ___
  5. 9. the part of the hair most intensely examined by forensics
  6. 12. the color and structure of hair
  7. 14. Crown-like cuticle scale pattern
  8. 15. The main body of the hair shaft; contains pigment granules
  9. 17. the structure of hair can be compared to that of a ___
  10. 18. measures the diameter of the medulla relative to the diameter of the hair shaft
Down
  1. 1. A scale structure covering the exterior of the hair
  2. 3. cuticle scale patterns are useful in ___ identification
  3. 5. hair is considered ___ evidence
  4. 7. a medullary index of 0.50 or greater is that of a(n) ___
  5. 8. Flattened cuticle scale pattern
  6. 10. Most humans have either no medulla or a ____ one
  7. 11. Petal-like cuticle scale pattern
  8. 13. hair grows out of a hair ___
  9. 16. a medullary index of 0.33 or less is that of a(n) ___