Fingerprint Quiz #2

The study of fingerprints for identification purposes is known as

• dactylography

• dactyloscopy

• forensic fingerprinting

• digitaloscopy

Ridges help us

• sweat

• grip objects

• retain body heat

Skin consists of ___ layers.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

These two glands are commonly referred to as sweat glands.

• subcutaneous

• apocrine

• eccrine

• sebaceous

In a fetus, the _______ layer cells grow faster than the layers above and below it so it collapses and folds to form intricate shapes.

• dermis

• epidermis

• basal

• ridge

Two things a forensic examiner looks for on a fingerprint

• presence of a core

• presence of deltas

• presence of basal layers

• presence of subcutaneous skin

The core is the _______ of a loop or whorl.

• center

• edge