Forensics- Fingerprints

The ridges on your fingertips stay the same throughout your life.

• True

• False

The least common type of fingerprints are

• whorls

• arches

• loops

a form used to preserve a person's fingerprints

• ten card

• IAFIS

• FBI card

• fingerprint card

Triangular ridge pattern

• delta

• core

• ridge pattern

• arch

the number of ridges between the center of the core and the delta

• core value

• ridge pattern

• ridge count

• ridge number

percentage of population with loops

• 65%

• 5%

• 30%

percentage of population with arches

• 65%

• 5%

• 30%

percentage of population with whorls

• 65%

• 5%

• 30%

most common print type

• loop

• arch

• whorl

an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the friction ridges of a finger

• fingerprint

• friction ridge

• ridge pattern

• ridge count