Hair Analysis Review

What are the two main parts of hair?

• shaft and cuticle

• cuticle and medulla

• follicle and shaft

• root and shaft

How would hair be classified?

• class if follicle is attached; individual if not

• both class and individual

• individual if follicle is attached; class if no follicle

• individual if medulla is intact; class if not

What part of the hair contains DNA?

• follicle

• medulla

• cutticle

• shaft

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which famous political leader's death was investigated using samples of his hair?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Hitler

• Caesar

• Ronald Raegan

All of the following are macroscopic characteristics of hair except

• length

• texture

• color

• medulla pattern

• thickness

All of the following are microscopic properties of hair except:

• medullary index

• medulla pattern

• pigment

• length

Which of the following is not one of the 3 parts of the hair shaft?

• cuticle

• medulla

• follicle

• cortex

Which of the following properties does not describe the hair's cuticle?

• protective layer

• transparent

• contains scales

• contains melanin

Which of the following facts describe the hair's cortex?

• contains melanin, makes up majority of hair

• outer layer, contains melanin

• innermost layer, makes up the majority of hair

• smallest layer of hair, protective properties

Which of the following are 2 facts about the hair's medulla?

• can be fragmented, continuous, absent, or interrupted; innermost portion

• outermost portion; contains melanin

• can be fragmented, continuous, absent, or interrupted; makes up the majority of hair

• innermost portion; contains melanin