Fingerprint Review

Which fingerprint pattern is being displayed in the picture?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

• Tented Arch

What percentage of the population has arch fingerprints?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

What minutiae pattern is shown in the fingerprint image?

• Ridge ending

• Bifurcation

• Island

• Delta

What is the ridge count in the fingerprint below?

(Remember: ridge count is the number of ridges that pass between two minutiae patterns)

• 5

• 8

• 15

• 20

Which fingerprint pattern is shown here?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

• Composite

What does AFIS stand for?

• Automated Fingerprint Identification System

• Advanced Fingerprint Information System

• Automated Fingerprint Integration System

• Advanced Fingerprint Identification Software

What is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger called?

• Fingerprint

• Footprint

• Handprint

• Blueprint

Which crime scene print best describes the picture?

• none of these options

• latent print

• true/ patent print

• plastic print

What method of making prints visible is being used in the picture?

• Dusting

• Fuming

• Casting

• Lifting

Which is the most common fingerprint pattern?

• Loop

• Whorl

• Arch

• Dusting