Fingerprint Patterns and Minutiae

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

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 pattern is this?

• Tented Arch
• Arch
• Loop
• Whorl

5% of the population has this type of pattern

• loops
• whorls
• arches
• ripples

Identify the fingerprint pattern as shown.

• whorl
• loop
• arch

The picture is for the minutiae _______.

• ridge ending
• bifurcation
• delta
• island

The picture is for the minutiae _______.

• ridge ending
• bifurcation
• delta
• island

What pattern is shown?

• Plain Arch
• Tented Arch
• Whorl
• Accidental

Name this minutiae type

• Enclosure

• Island

• Bifurcation (fork)

• Ridge ending