8264152556 | The three parts of the hair | Cuticle, cortex, medulla | 0 | |
8264163070 | The cortex is made of _________________ | Keratin | 1 | |
8264194824 | A row of cells running along the center of the cortex like a canal | Medulla | 2 | |
8264201526 | The four types of the medulla | Absent, continuous, interrupted and fragmented | 3 | |
8264285546 | The ratio of the diameter of the medulla to the diameter of the entire hair | Medullary Index | 4 | |
8264297894 | The average rate of growth for human hair | 1 cm per month | 5 | |
8264310448 | The three stages of human hair growth | Anagen, catagen, and telogen | 6 | |
8264376125 | Examples of hair configurations | Straight, curly, kinky | 7 | |
8264384170 | Examples of hair tips | Cut, split, frayed, rounded, pointed | 8 | |
8264421827 | The purposes of hair | Insulation to protect us from extreme temperatures and harmful sun rays. | 9 | |
8264447787 | The average person has _______________ scalp hairs. | 100,000 | 10 | |
8264460867 | Can be found in the hair root. | Nuclear DNA | 11 | |
8264465406 | Can be found in the hair shaft | Mitochondrial DNA | 12 | |
8264482304 | The outermost component of the hair shaft | Cuticle | 13 | |
8264544589 | Embedded within the cortex and responsible for hair coloration | Pigment granules | 14 | |
8264553789 | If your pigment granules are absent your hair color would be | Gray or white | 15 | |
8264565832 | The basic element of any fabric | Fiber | 16 | |
8264573205 | Wool comes from | Sheep and goats | 17 | |
8264579929 | The two main categories of fibers | Natural or synthetic | 18 | |
8264591763 | Fibers which are typically short and fine | Natural | 19 | |
8264604440 | Fibers which are man-made | Synthetic | 20 | |
8264621947 | Fabrics are composed of individual threads which are ________________, __________________, or ______________ together. | Knitted, woven or laced | 21 | |
8264640766 | Fabrics which are woven with interlocking loops | Knitted | 22 | |
8264646466 | Have warp and weft threads | Woven | 23 | |
8264737471 | The three types of weave patterns | Plain, twill and satin | 24 | |
8264820494 | Has a diagonal float pattern | Twill weave | 25 | |
8264845233 | Produce over under ratios such as 3/1, 4/1, 5/1, 8/1, etc. | Satin weave | 26 | |
8264859483 | Numerous fibers which are twisted together | Yarn | 27 | |
8264874826 | Run the length of the fabric | Warp threads | 28 | |
8264882167 | Cross over and under the warp threads | Weft threads | 29 | |
8264924025 | Hairs and fabric are ______________________ evidence. | Class | 30 | |
8264948445 | Hair is produced from a structure called the ______ | Follicle | 31 | |
8264960693 | Hair _____ and _____ is influenced heavily by genes. | Shape, texture | 32 | |
8264975060 | In order to test hair for DNA, the _______ must be present. | Root | 33 | |
8264987970 | Protein-rich structure around the medulla that contains pigment | Cortex | 34 | |
8264997070 | The structure of hair has been compared to that if a ________. | Pencil | 35 | |
8265022650 | Characteristics of the cuticle may be important in distinguishing between hairs of different _______ but are often not useful in distinguishing between different _________. | Species, people | 36 | |
8265052075 | The cortex varies in _________, _________ and __________. | Thickness, texture, color | 37 | |
8265068305 | The most important component in determining from which individual a human hair may have come. | Distribution of the cortex | 38 | |
8265080491 | The medulla may vary in ______, _______, and ________. | Thickness, continuity, opacity | 39 | |
8265114146 | The discovery of ___________ and multiple fiber transfers between the suspect's clothing and the victim's clothing dramatically increase the likelihood that these two individuals had physical contact. | Cross transfer | 40 | |
8265129240 | Examples of natural fibers | Cotton and wool | 41 | |
8265135752 | Examples of synthetic fibers | Nylon, rayon and polyester | 42 |
Forensic Science - Hair and Fibers Flashcards
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