Fingerprints

No two people have the exact same fingerprint.

• true

• false

What are the lines on your fingers that leave impressions called?

• follicle

• ridges

• print marks

• roots

Which of the following is not one of the 3 main types of fingerprint patterns?

• whorl

• loop

• arch

• swirl

What do you call the center of a loop or whorl

• delta

• core

• spiral

• follicle

What is the triangular region near a loop on a fingerprint?

• core

• delta

• ridge count

• swirl

What do you call the number of ridges from the core to the delta?

• ridge count

• ridge index

• core to delta count

• index

What do you call the detailed ridge characteristics that are used to help identify fingerprints?

• ridge pattern

• minutiae pattern

• fingerprint class

• pattern

Which fingerprint pattern is the most common?

• whorl

• loop

• arch

• swirl

Which fingerprint pattern is the least common?

• arch

• whorl

• loop

• swirl

Which type of prints are ridge impressions left on a soft material like wax, soap, or dust?

• visible print

• plastic print

• latent print

• wax print