Question 1

Keratin is made of proteins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Shed hair can be individualized to a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Gender of a person can be determined from hair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Analysis of hair might provide a history of drug use by a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Animal hairs have more patterned scales than human hairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a phase of hair growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  anagen phase 
B)  catagen phase 
C)  oxygenation phase 
D)  telogen phase 
A)  anagen phase 
B)  catagen phase 
C)  oxygenation phase 
D)  telogen phase

Question 7

The outermost layer of hair is known as the cuticle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Human hair medullas can be one of the continuous, intermittent, fragmented or _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  absent 
B)  colored 
C)  in rows 
D)  box-like 
A)  absent 
B)  colored 
C)  in rows 
D)  box-like

Question 9

The ______ of animal hairs is generally wider than human hairs

Accepted Answer

A)  cuticle 
B)  cortex 
C)  shaft 
D)  medulla 
A)  cuticle 
B)  cortex 
C)  shaft 
D)  medulla

Question 10

Age of a person can be determined from hair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The pigment that gives hair its color is keratin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The innermost layer of hair is the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The middle layer of hair is the medulla.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The section of the hair that contains sufficient nucleated cells to form genomic DNA analysis is

Accepted Answer

A)  the root 
B)  the tip 
C)  the shaft 
D)  none, as hair does not provide DNA 
A)  the root 
B)  the tip 
C)  the shaft 
D)  none, as hair does not provide DNA

Question 15

The shedding stage of the hair growth cycle is called the ______ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  atagen 
B)  anagen 
C)  telogen 
D)  catagen 
A)  atagen 
B)  anagen 
C)  telogen 
D)  catagen

Question 16

At any given time, about 25% of hair on the scalp is growing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Follicles are the external layer of hair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hair is an outgrowth of the epidermis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following are NOT a type of hair that animals possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  guard 
B)  cuticle 
C)  fur 
D)  whiskers 
A)  guard 
B)  cuticle 
C)  fur 
D)  whiskers

Exam 18: Hair

Keratin is made of proteins.

Shed hair can be individualized to a person.

Gender of a person can be determined from hair.

Analysis of hair might provide a history of drug use by a person.

Animal hairs have more patterned scales than human hairs.

Which of the following is not a phase of hair growth?

The outermost layer of hair is known as the cuticle.

Human hair medullas can be one of the continuous, intermittent, fragmented or _____.

The ______ of animal hairs is generally wider than human hairs

Age of a person can be determined from hair.

The pigment that gives hair its color is keratin.

The innermost layer of hair is the cortex.

The middle layer of hair is the medulla.

The section of the hair that contains sufficient nucleated cells to form genomic DNA analysis is

The shedding stage of the hair growth cycle is called the ______ stage.

At any given time, about 25% of hair on the scalp is growing.

Follicles are the external layer of hair.

Hair is an outgrowth of the epidermis.

Which of the following are NOT a type of hair that animals possess?

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