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Hair And Fibers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mineral | glass, asbestos |
| Animal | silk, wool, fur |
| Vegetable | cotton, linen, hemp |
| Synthetic | rayon, nylon, acetate |
| Trace Evidence | Any small physical material |
| Cortex | largest portion, gives you your hair color |
| Cuticle | covers the surface of the shaft |
| Medulla | cells that run down the center of the cortex |
| Coronal | crownlike (rodents have this) |
| Spinous | petallike (cats have this) |
| Imbricate | flattened (humans have this) |
| Study of hair | Trichology |
| Type of hair that provides the most features for comparison | scalp hair |
| Continuous Medulla Pattern | ____________ |
| Fragmented Medulla Pattern | __ _ ____ __ ___ _ __ |
| Interrupted Medulla Pattern | ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |