Types of Fingerprints

What type of fingerprint pattern is characterized by ridges that flow in one side and out the other side?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Delta

• Arch

Which type of fingerprint pattern is the most common among the general population?

• Spiral pattern

• Loop pattern

• Arch pattern

• Whorl pattern

What type of fingerprint pattern has circular or spiral ridges?

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

• Tent

Which type of fingerprint pattern is a combination of two or more different types of patterns?

• Arch

• Spiral

• Loop

• Whorl

In which type of fingerprint pattern do the ridges flow from one side to the other side and back?

• Loop

• Spiral

• Arch

• Whorl

What is the term used for fingerprints that do not fit into any of the three main categories?

• latent fingerprints

• visible fingerprints

• patent fingerprints

• plastic fingerprints

Which type of fingerprint pattern has ridges that flow inward and then back out?

• Whorl

• Ulnar loop

• Plain arch

• Radial loop

What is the term for the center of a loop fingerprint pattern?

• nucleus

• centerpoint

• core

• hub

Which type of fingerprint pattern has ridges that flow in a wave-like pattern?

• Whorl

• Arch

• Spiral

• Loop

What is the term for the point in a whorl fingerprint pattern where the ridges divide into two separate lines?

• bifurcation

• separation

• splitting

• division