Fingerprint Review

a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and leaves from the other side

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern enters and exits on the same side

• Arch

• Whorl

• Loop

• Delta

Which type of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• arch

• loop

• delta

Which type of fingerprint is shown?

• whorl

• arch

• loop

• delta

Fingerprints are formed___.

• After birth

• Approximately 2 years after birth

• During pregnancy

• During birth

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or False: Fingerprints are a result of oil and secretions that are transferred to a surface by the ridges of one's finger.

• True

• False

How many deltas are in a whorl?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

How many deltas are in a whorl?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

When are fingerprints formed?

• When you are a teenager

• During fetal development

• By the time you are two years old

• At birth

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

• The pattern will never change.

• Three times

• Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

• It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.