Fingerprint & Minutiae

What do fingerprints arise from? These are the layer of cells between outer skin (epidermis) and inner skin (dermis)

• ridges

• furrow

• epidermis

• dermal papillae

Friction ridges are a series of hills

• Ridges

• furrows

• epidermis

• dermal papillae

Friction ridges are a series of valleys

• ridges

• furrows

• epidermis

• dermal papillae

Fingerprints are protected by the

• ridges

• furrows

• dermal papillae

• epidermis

What is labeled as A?

• Furrow

• ridge

• dermis

• dermal papillae

a mixture of oils and waxes

• furrow

• ridge

• sebum

• friction ridge

You have sebaceous glands all over your body, except... (pick 2)

• palms of hands

• soles of feet

• forehead

• elbow

Pick the 3 major types of fingerprint patterns

• arch

• loop

• whorl

• spiral

How many deltas does a arch have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

How many deltas does a loop have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3