GUIDE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ A channel in the center of the hair shaft is known as the:
Answer: Medulla
◉ AFIS is a
Answer: computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint
records
◉ Plant Fiber Question (see exam)
Answer: (see exam)
◉ The minutae type shown at right is a:
Answer: trifurication
◉ In what stage of a hair's growth cycle is the hair actively growing?
Answer: anagenic
◉ Which statement is true?
, Answer: Two hairs from the same head may not have the same
morphological characteristics
◉ The time interval since death is known as:
Answer: PMI
◉ The process by which the blood in a body settles to the lowest
point after death is known as:
Answer: Livor Mortis
◉ Which of the following can be identified as the manner of death
for a victim from a crime scene?
Answer: Homicide
◉ A body is discovered hanging in a home from an interior doorway.
What might you determine as the cause and manner of death. What
is the most probable cause of death from among the choices
provided?
Answer: asphyxiation
◉ The chief function of the liver system is:
Answer: blood purification