Forensics Ch 3 vocab Hair

comparison microscope

• the central core of a hair fiber

• material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

• a compound microscope that allows the side by side comparison of the samples, such as of hair or fibers

class evidence

• material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

• bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

• small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene

cortex

• the region of hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigments

• material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

• a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

cuticle

• the central core of a hair fiber

• material that connects an indivisual or thing to a certain group

• a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

hair follicle

• the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

• material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

• a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

individual evidence

• bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair

• a kind of evidence that identifies a particular person or thing

• small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at crime scene

• the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

keratin

• a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair

• bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair

• the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

• the region of hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigments

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

medulla

• the centrel core of a hair fiber
• bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair
• the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells
• the region of hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigments

melanin granules

• the central core of a hair fiber

• the tough outer covering of a hair composed of overlapping scales

• bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair

• the actively growing root or base of hair containing DNA and living cells

The protein that makes up hair is called _____

• ninhydrin
• pigments 
• medulla
• keratin