Unit 6 Quiz - Fingerprints

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

• arch

• whorl

• loop

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)

• Core

• Delta

• Whorl

• Arch

What pattern is this?

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?

• Class
• Minutiae
• Subclass
• Class and subclass

Which minutiae looks like a very small line between two large ongoing lines?

• Ridge ending
• Enclosure
• Bifurcation
• Island

When are fingerprints "locked in"?

• shortly after birth

• about two years of age

• at 20 to 24 weeks gestation

• at 10 to 14 weeks gestation

The three main types of fingerprints are classified as

• Loops, whorls and deltas

• Whorls, bifurications and arches

• Loops, whorls and arches

• Arches, core and deltas

What type of whorl is shown?

• Plain
• Central Pocket
• Double Loop
• Accidental

What pattern is this?

• Tented Arch
• Arch
• Loop
• Whorl

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

• Plain arch
• Plain whorl
• Central Pocket whorl
• Double Loop whorl