Hair and Fiber Review

Which of the following is part of the hair shaft?

• Antagen

• Folicle

• Papilla

• None of the answers

Which part shown can be coronal in shape?

• Cuticle

• Medulla

• Cortex

• All of the answers

Which of the following is an example of a natural fiber?

• Wool

• Polyester

• Rayon

• Spandex

A hair was found at a crime scene, the medullary index was determined to be .59. This tells investigators...

• The hair is human

• The hair is animal

• The hair is from someone with African decent

• The hair is from someone from European decent

Which of the following can determine whether hair is animal or human?

• Medulla

• Cuticle

• Cortex

• Both medulla and cuticle

Circle the part that can be continuous or absent.

If you didn't cut your hair for a month, how much will it grow?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is NOT a medulla pattern?

• Fragmented

• Stacked

• Spinous

• Intermittent

Draw the cross section of a hair from someone with African decent, Asian decent, & European decent. 3 different images

Months after moving back from an area that was found to have arsenic in the water, where would you find evidence of this?

• Hair root

• Hair shaft/tip

• Folicle

• All of the answers