This part of the hair shaft can help determine if the hair found was from an animal or human Cortex Root Medulla Cuticle

Deepak Raj asked Jan 16, 2023

480,604 views

27 votes

This part of the hair shaft can help determine if the hair found was from an animal or human

Cortex
Root
Medulla
Cuticle

Deepak Raj asked Jan 16, 2023

3.3k points

Your comment on this question:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

11 votes

The cuticle of the hair shaft can also be used to identify human hair from that of other animals.

Karan Khanna answered Jan 21, 2023

2.9k points

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers