3 Properties Of The Hair'S Cuticle

Question: What are the two main parts of hair?

Answer: The follicle and the hair shaft.

Question: Would hair be classified as class evidence or individual evidence? Explain.

Answer: Hair can be considered class evidence or individual evidence, depending on how the hair was found. Individual evidence if the hair has the follicle and class evidence if the hair doesn’t have a follicle.

Question: Which part of the hair contains DNA?

Answer: The hair follicle.

Question: Which famous political leader’s death was investigated using samples of his hair?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte.

Question: What are 3 macroscopic properties of hair?

Answer: - Length

• Color

• - Curliness

• Question: What are 3 microscopic properties of hair?

• Answer: - Pattern of the medulla

• - Pigmentation of the cortex

• - Types of scales on the cuticle

• Question: What are the three parts of the hair shaft?

• Answer: - Cuticle (outer layer)

• - Cortex (middle layer)

• - Medulla (inner core of shaft)

• Question: List 3 properties of hair’s cuticle.

• Answer: - A transparent outer layer of the hair shaft.

• - Made of scales that overlap.

• - The scales move from the scalp to the end of the shaft.

• Question: List 2 facts about the hair’s cortex.

• Answer: - In the middle of the shaft.

• - Contains most of the pigment that give hair its color.

• Question: List 2 facts about the hair’s medulla.

• Answer: - The center of the hair shaft.

• - Difficult to see with a cheap microscope.