Hair and Fiber Analysis (HON)

Which layer of hair is the most important component when determining which individual human the hair came from?

• medulla
• cortex
• cuticle

Hair analysis may be used to determine all of the following except:

• manner in which the hair was removed
• body region from which the hair came from
• broad racial background of the individual from which the hair came from
• identity of the individual from which the hair came from

Fibers are classified as either:

• natural fibers or synthetic fibers.
• polymers or synthetic fibers.
• acrylic fibers or plant fibers.
• olefins or synthetic fibers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The following medullary pattern is called

• fragmented 
• continuous
• interrupted/intermittent
• There is no medulla present - absent

Is this fiber natural or synthetic?

• Natural
• Synthetic
• Impossible to Tell

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3