Fingerprints

What pattern is this?

• Tented Arch

• Plain Arch

• Ulnar Loop

• Plain Whorl

What is the most common type of fingerprint? (65%)

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

What pattern is this?

• Loop
• Arch
• Whorl

What pattern is this?

• Loop
• Arch
• Whorl

What is the evolutionary purpose of fingerprints?

• for identity
• there is no purpose
• to help grasp objects
• the ridges protect your fingers

When are fingerprints formed?

• When you are a teenager
• During fetal development
• By the time you are two years old
• At birth

Type of fingerprint that is left by a person with soiled or stained fingertips

• plastic
• visible
• latent

Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft wax? 

• visible
• latent
• hidden 
• plastic

Which type of fingerprint cannot be seen  the naked eye?

• patent fingerprint
• latent fingerprint
• visible fingerprint
• plastic fingerprint

Do two people ever have the same fingerprints?

• yes
• no