Fingerprints and Hair evidence

All loop patterns in a fingerprint have a ____ and a ____.

• delta; core

• whorl; delta

• core; whorl

• whorl; arch

The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the:

• loop

• whorl

• arch

• delta

What would be the best way of visualizing a fingerprint found on a glass bottle?

• all of the answers are possibilities

• dusting and lifting

• iodine fuming

• superglue

If undisturbed, a fingerprint left at the scene of a crime may last:

• many years

• 24 hours

• a week

• less than a month

A fingerprint is composed mainly of:

• water

• salt

• amino acids

• organic compounds

The specific part of the skin that gives us our fingerprints is the:

• papillae

• epidermis

• dermis

Radial loops of a fingerprint open towards the:

• thumb

• pinky or little finger

• ring finger

• index finger

Secretions from the skin come from glands that secrete:

• all of the answers are secretions from the skin

• oils

• water

• amino acids/proteins

Fingerprints are a/an _____ characteristic/evidence.

• individual

• class

• trace

• direct

There is a legal requirement in the United States on the number of points required for a fingerprint match.

• True

• False