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Limb hair
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This is a limb hair. Notice the tip.
Limb Hairs:
· Diameter fine with little variation
· Gross appearance of hair is arc-like in shape
· Medulla is discontinuous to trace with a granular appearance
· Tips usually tapered, often blunt and abraded, rounded scale ends due to wear
· Soft texture
Image courtesy of Microscopy of Hair Part 1: A Practical Guide and Manual for Human Hairs; Forensic Science Communications.
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