fingerprints

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

• Three times

• Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

• The pattern will never change.

• It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

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Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

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Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

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Which fingerprint pattern is the most common?

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

• Ridge

Which fingerprint pattern is the most rare?

• Delta

• Loop

• Arch

• Whorl

The core of a fingerprint can be found in:

• the centre of a whorl or loop

• the centre of a delta

• the centre of a ridge

What is a delta?

• A triangular region near a loop.

• The centre of a whorl or loop.

• It distinguishes one fingerprint from another.

• A circular region near a loop.

What is the loop that opens towards the little finger called?

• Radial loop

• Ulnar loop

• Delta loop

• Recurring loop

What type of whorl is this?

• Accidental

• Double loop

• Central pocket loop

• Tented