Hair Evidence Quiz
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What type of medulla pattern is shown here?
A. continuous
B. fragmented
C. stacked
D. interupted
What are the tree stages of hair growth in order from start to end?
A. Anagen, telogen, and catagen
B. anagen, catagen, and telogen
C. telogen, catagen, and anagen
D. catagen, telogen, and anagen
When processing hair found at a crime scene, we must determine if the origin is:
A. human or animal
B. human or reptile
C. reptile or mammal
D. human or alien
Which number in the diagram represents the cortex?
A. B
B. A
C. C
D. D
The two main categories of human hair are:
A. Terminal and vellus
B. terminus and vascular
C. terminal and fetal
D. head and body
What type of medulla pattern is shown here?
A. interrupted
B. fragmented
C. stacked
D. not visible
What types of DNA can be found on the hair?
A. Mitochondrial
B. nuclear
C. Both mitochondrial and nuclear
D. none
How many approximate hair follicles on a human head are there?
A. 100,000
B. 1 million
C. 60,000
D. 1000
Which number in the diagram represents the cuticle?
A. A
B. D
C. B
D. F
Is it possible to determine what body part hair evidence came from?
A. yes
B. no
Can we tell if a hair was forcibly removed?
A. Yes
B. no
Which phase of hair grown cycle does the hair fall out naturally?
A. Telogen
B. anagen
C. catagen
D. none of the above
Humans lose approximately how many hair per day?
A. 100
B. 1000
C. 50
D. 5
What are the three cuticle patterns?
A. Coronal, spinous, imbricate
B. flowery, circular, triangular
C. square, round, diamond
Can race origin be determined by hair?
A. Yes
B. no