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Microscopic Examination of Human and Animal Hair Done

The document describes an activity to examine human and animal hair microscopically. Students are instructed to collect hair samples from themselves and animals using tweezers, place them on slides, and observe their characteristics under low magnification. They will record observations of the root, hair shaft including cuticle and cortex, and tip of each sample. Post-activity, students will answer questions about hair structure, growth cycles, forensic analysis of hair evidence, and processing of hair found at crime scenes. The goal is to learn hair morphology and its applications in criminal investigations.

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Microscopic Examination of Human and Animal Hair Done

The document describes an activity to examine human and animal hair microscopically. Students are instructed to collect hair samples from themselves and animals using tweezers, place them on slides, and observe their characteristics under low magnification. They will record observations of the root, hair shaft including cuticle and cortex, and tip of each sample. Post-activity, students will answer questions about hair structure, growth cycles, forensic analysis of hair evidence, and processing of hair found at crime scenes. The goal is to learn hair morphology and its applications in criminal investigations.

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ACTIVITY NO.

1
Microscopic Examination of Human and Animal Hair

I. Apparatus/ materials
Compound microscope, glass slide, cover slip, tweezers, standard human hair, standard animal
hair.
II. Procedure
1. Human hair
1.1. Collect loose hair from an individual by directing him to rub or massage hi head over a
big sheet of clean paper.
1.2. Place the collected loose hair in paper pocket.
1.3. By using tweezers collect the following hair sample with roots:
1.3.1 Head hair
1.3.2 Nose hair
1.4. Place each of the collected hair samples in separate paper pocket
2. Animal hair

2.1. By tweezers, collect the following animal hair sample with roots:
2.1.1 Cat hair
2.1.2. Dog hair
2.2 Place each of the collected hair samples on a separate paper pocket
2.3 Mount each of the collected hair sample on a glass slide and observe its microscopic
characteristic under the low power magnification

III. Record and Illustrate Your Observation

Data and Results


A. Human Hair
Microscopic Characteristic
Sample Root Hair Shaft Tip
Bulb
Cuticle Cortex Medulla
1. Head Hair
1.1 Loose Hair
1.2 Pulled Hair
2. Pubic Hair
2.1 Male
2.2 Female
3. Fuzz Hair
4. Axillary Hair
5. Nose

B. Animal Hair

Microscopic Characteristic
Sample Root Hair Shaft Tip
Bulb
Cuticle Cortex Medulla
1. Carabao Hair
2. Horse Hair
3. Dog Hair
4. Goat Hair
5. Pig Hair
6. Monkey Hair

IV. Post-Laboratory Discussions


Guide Questions

1. What is the primary component of hair?

2. Where is the individual hair formed?

3. What is hair follicle?

4. What is keratin?

5. How many hair follicles does an average human head posses?

6. What is the maximum length of grown hair?


7. What is the average hair loss a day?

8. What are the three cycles of hair growth? Describe each.

9. Where do you search for hair evidence?

10. What are the three parts of hair?

11. What are the three parts of a hair shaft?

12. What are the kinds of Forensic examinations that are conducted in hair samples?

13. What are the difference between a microscopic test of hair and a DNA examination
of hair?
14. How many hair stands are required for microscopic test and DNA test?
14.1 Head Hair

14.2 Pubic hair

15. Why is there a need to comb the pubic region of the rape victim before collecting
hair samples for examination?

16. How do you process hair evidence which is ;

16.1 Attached in dry blood or caught in metal or a crack of glass

16.2 Found on small and large objects

17. How many hair standards are shed off from the head within 24 hours?

18. How many hair standards are shed off from the body within 24 hours?
19. What makes hair important trace evidence in the crime scene?

V. Reactions

VI. Documentation

Human Hair Animal Hair


Microscopic Examination & animal Hair Characteristic under the low powered
magnification

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