Fingerprint Patterns & Minutiae

What fingerprint pattern is this?

• radial loop

• plain whorl

• tented arch

• accidental whorl

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

• arch

• whorl

• loop

What pattern is this?

• Tented Arch

• plain arch

• Loop

• Whorl

Name this minutiae type

• Enclosure
• Island (pick me! pick me! you know you want to)
• Bifurcation (fork) 
• Ridge ending 

Name this minutiae type

• Enclosure

• Island

• Bifurcation (fork)

• Ridge ending

What are the red triangles?

• deltas

• useless

• forks

• loops

Name this minutiae type

• Sludge
• Island (dot) 
• Bifurcation (fork) 
• Pore

Name this minutiae type

• Bridge 
• Island (dot) 
• Bifurcation (fork) 
• Pore

Name this minutiae type

• Delta
• Core
• Enclosure (eye) 
• Hook (spur)

Minutiae type?

• Short ridge
• Bifurcation
• Hook
• Delta