Chpt. 4 Fingerprints

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

• follicle

• ridges

• print marks

• roots

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

What kind of evidence are fingerprints?

• direct

• class

• individual

• class and individual

Fingerprints are formed:

• after birth

• during birth

• during pregnancy

• approximately 2 years after birth

What type of fingerprint is shown?

• arch

• loop

• whorl

• spiral

What kind of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• loop

• arch

• spiral

What type of fingerprint is being shown?

• arch

• loop

• whorl

• spiral

The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a(n)

• Core
• Delta
• Whorl
• Arch