Fingerprints

Front

A fingerprint is a(n) ________________________ characteristic.

Back

individual

Front

No two people have been found with the ____________________ same fingerprint pattern.

Back

exact

Front

A fingerprint will remain _________________________ for the _______________ of the individual.

Back

unchanged, life

Front

Fingerprints have general characteristic _____________________ patterns that allow them to be systematically identified.

Back

ridge

Front

______________ are the most common fingerprint pattern.

Back

loops

Front

______________ are the least common fingerprint pattern. Options: loops, arches, whorls

Back

arches

Front

The study of friction ridge structures and their uniqueness is called ____________________.

Back

Ridgeology

Front

The uniqueness of a pattern can be determined by the pattern as well as the _______________ points.

Back

minutiae

Front

Impressions left by friction ridge skin on objects such as a door handle, window, or other objects are called _______________ _______________.

Back

latent prints

Front

___________________ is a chemical that bonds with amino acids in fingerprints and will produce a blue or purple color.

Back

ninhydrin