FS1 Sem 2 Unit 8: Hair & Fiber Review

True or False: The medullary index tells an investigator if the hair is human or animal.

• True

• False

How much does hair grow each month?

• 1 inch

• 1 cm

• 1.3 inches

• 1.3 cm

Match the following

• Human Hair

• 
• Mouse

• 
• Dog Hair

• 
• Cat Hair

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Match the following

• African

• 
• Asian

• 
• European

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Match the following

• Continuous

• 
• Absent

• 
• Interrupted

• 
• Stacked

• 
• Fragmented

• 

What information does the medullary index tell an investigator?

• How old the hair is

• How long the hair is

• If the hair belongs to an animal or human

• If the hair has been dyed

How do you distinguish between human and animal hair?

• Patterns of pigmentation

• medullary index

• cuticle type

• all of the above

Every 1/2 inch of hair is how many months of history?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Manufactured fibers are called

• Chemical

• Synthetic

• Natural

• Plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

This fiber comes from animals, plants, and minerals that are mined from the ground

• Chemical

• Synthetic

• Natural

• Plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3