WorksheetsPERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
This is the portion of the inside tip of the finger and thumb from one side to the opposite side of the nail joint.
basal phalange
bulbs
end or terminal phalange
bulb
These are the patterns or designs formed by the ridges on the inside of the first joint of the fingers and thumbs.
Volar skin
fingerprints
bulbs
furrows
It is one of the digits of fingers other than those with three parts.
right hand
left hand
left little finger
thumb
A totally burned body of the suspect in a densely populated area in Quezon City. What role does dental knowledge play in the criminal identification system as mandated by the police?
forensic dentistry
forensic odontology
medical odontology
legal dentistry
What do you call the ridge endings and bifurcations?
ulnar loop
island
minutiae
Accidental
In the distribution of percentage, what type of pattern makes up about 35%?
arches
whorls
ridges
Plain Arch
In an inked finger impression, they appear as tiny black lines with white dots called pores, they are known as_____
deltas
loops
ridges
whorls
When you take rolled impressions, which fingers are rolled towards the body?
both ring
index and little
thumb and ring
both thumbs
It was noticed by a friend that Mr. A walks like a robot, it was difficult for him to control the muscles of his legs. what do you call his medical condition?
spastic
espastic
orthoplastic
aplastics
It is a kind of gait or manner of walking of a person in which he/she walks in a swaying movement due to knock-knee feet.
Ataxic Gait
Cow’s Gait
Spastic Gait
Paretic Gait
It is a moderately dense fibro elastic connective tissue with many elastic fibers embedded in it as well as sweat glands and nerve endings that give the skin its elasticity and strength.
epidermis
ridge
furrow
dermis
He discovered the three families of fingerprint patterns- Arches, Loops and Whorls (A-L-W Methods); and devised a system of classification that was adopted on February 12, 1894.
Sir Francis Galton
Alphonse Bertillon
Alex Jeffreys
Henry Faulds
He described the various patterns of the fingerprints and systematically divided them into 9 types, and for this effort he was considered as the father of the fingerprints.
Johannes Purkinje
Dr. Marcello Malpighi
Alex Jeffreys
Alpjonse Bertillon
On the night of August 2, 2010, a certain burglary happened on the store of a Japanese Merchant. On the scene of the crime, laying the dead body of the victim stained by his own blood and the presence of several evidences found including the fingerprints of the three unidentified persons. If you are one of those three persons whose fingerprints were found on the scene of the crime. What will be basis of the investigators in case they will hold you as one of the responsible regarding the commission of the crime?
Principle of individuality
Principle of permanency
Principle of infallibility
All of these
The first conviction in the Philippine Case which gives recognition to the science of fingerprint?
People Vs. Medina
People Vs. Jennings
Miranda Vs. Arizona
West Cas
This refers to a fingerprint pattern wherein the ridges flow from one side to the other side without recurving and with ridges that tend to rise at the center?
Core
delta
tented arch
plain whorl
This is the portion of fingerprint pattern which is enclosed by type lines wherein the necessary ridge characteristics for classification and identification are located.
divergence area
ulnar loop
plain whorl
pattern area
These are the openings located on the ridge surface, which appear as tiny white dots in standard fingerprint impressions or whatever is the color of backing sheet.
furrows
sweat pores
cores
deltas
It is a single ridge that became a bifurcating ridge and meet again to become one ridge.
delta
recurving ridge
enclosure or eyelet ridge
core
This is the portion of fingerprint pattern wherein the important characteristics for identification and classification are located.
divergence area
type lines
ridges
pattern area
The police investigators of City “A” found skeletal remain in a dump site and there were no items that can lead to the identity of the person. If you were the investigator, which of the following methods would you recommend to identify the body?
fingerprint system
forensic odontology
Bertillon system
serology
Which of the following will you consider if a fingerprint is developed from the third month of embryonic period and remains unchanged until death and decomposition sets in?
principle of identity
principle of individuality
principle of infallibility
principle of permanency
The following are whorl patterns, except one.
twinned or double loop
radial loop
central pocket loop
accidental whorl
Which of the fingerprint patterns are not included in ridge counting?
incipient ridge
plain arch and tented arch
delta and core
central pocket loop
Majority of the ridges of a whorl pattern are looping or recurving ridges but there is a single ridge at the center that forms a complete circuit. This means that the pattern is . . .
accidental whorl
central pocket loop
plain arch
ulnar loop
As new fingerprint examiner, you were directed to classify several fingerprint cards on file. Which of the following will you use in classifying the fingerprint impressions?
Henry’s System of Fingerprint Classification
Galton’s Detail
Argentinian’s System of Fingerprint Classification
Philippine System
There are two component parts of the friction skin, which will you count if you were asked to count the ridges of the fingerprint pattern?
furrows
sweat pores
ridges
deltas
If you were asked to take the fingerprint impressions of a person, which part of the finger would you ink?
medial phalange
fissures
distal phalange
creases
How can you determine the difference between the lateral loop and the twin loop?
The lateral loop are both standing upright while the twin are positioned sideward.
The point of entry and point of exit of lateral are on the same side, and the twin are on the opposite sides.
Both patterns enter and exit at the same sides.
Both patterns enter and exit at the opposite sides.
Another extreme difficulty during post mortem fingerprinting is desiccation, this means that the fingers are. . .
macerated
decomposed skin
dehydrated and hard
decaying
In taking fingerprint impressions, the subject should be instructed to . . .
help in rolling
relax his/her fingers
exert little pressure
stiffen the fingers
It provides the best technique to accurately preserve plastic impressions of latent fingerprints.
silicone rubber casting
paraffin casting
toxin test
rubber casting
This process is the first step in dactyloscopy in which the police officers must be skilled so as to realize that they are the prime movers for effective fingerprint identification.
dactylography
fingerprinting
dactyloscopy
latent fingerprints
It is a problem in fingerprinting, which resulted due to crimpled fingers of the person being fingerprinted.
temporary disability
permanent disability
fingerprint classification
fingerprint identification
This is a method of taking the fingerprint impression by simultaneously printing the four fingers and the thumbs of the hands without rolling.
rolled impression
dusting technique
fixing impression
plain impression
If the molded impression on a semisolid object is recorded and preserved permanently by means of silicone rubber casting, the ridges are represented by:
depressions
canals
elevated portion or hill-like structure
non of them
A technique of developing latent fingerprints with the application of powder using fingerprint brush to have a maximum photographic contrast with the background being dusted.
chemical technique
physical technique
dusting technique
sublimation
Which of the following are considered as accidental or by chance impressions of the friction ridges of the fingers and palms that are reversed reproduction and are of evidentially value left or transferred into the receiving surface by a transferring medium?
invisible prints
plastic impression
latent fingerprints
visible prints
When latent print on paper is treated with ninhydrin it produces a . . .
yellowish-brown color fingerprint prints
green color fingerprints
black color fingerprint
bluish-purple
In investigating a robbery case, the investigator usually starts looking for fingerprints at the . . .
door
point of entry
broken drawers
window
When the developing reagent comes in contact with the chemical composition of the sweat and another chemical composition is formed, the process is considered:
physical technique
powder technique
dusting technique
chemical technique
Which of the following should not be used in developing latent fingerprint?
latent fingerprint powder
fingerprint brush
fingerprint lifter
fingerprint ink
Based on your best judgment, which of the following is the proper way of rolling the fingers of the person fingerprinted to obtain accurate impressions?
rolling by 90º
rolling by 180º
rolling by 280º
rolling by 360º
If you will take fingerprint impressions of a living person, which of the following is to be utilized to keep the fingerprint card in placed to avoid moving while taking the impressions?
curved fingerprint card holder
fingerprint card holder attached on fingerprint stand
inking plate
fingerprint stand
In taking fingerprint impression of living persons with crippled fingers, which of the following should be used to obtain and permanently record the rolled impressions of his/her fingerprints?
fingerprint ink
strip fingerprint card
standard fingerprint card (8x8)
hypodermic syringe
If the hands of the suspect is perspiring heavily, which of the following will you do so that the fingers will not slip upon rolling?
rub the fingers with lotion
rub the fingers with alcohol
wipe the fingers with clean cloth
wash the fingers with water and soap
You applied silver nitrate in a document to develop latent fingerprint and after the examination it is required to clean the document before returning it to the owner. Which of the following provides a very effective clearing solution to remove silver nitrate stains on a document?
5% mercuric nitrate solution
4% mercuric nitrate solution
3% mercuric nitrate solution
2% mercuric nitrate solution
Which of the following techniques of fingerprint development rely on the adherence of powder to the sweat in the latent prints?
sublimation
dusting technique
physical technique
chemical technique
If there are three bifurcating ridges at the divergence area all opening toward the core, which of the following will you select as delta?
the one nearer the core
the one farther from the core
the middle one
non of them
Supposing that the innermost recurving ridge of a radial loop contains two distinct loops that intersect at the shoulder lines, where will you locate the core?
at the farther shoulder of the 1st loop
at the point of intersection
at the farther shoulder of the 2nd loop
at the nearer shoulder of the 1st loop
The divergence area of a radial loop has long and short ending ridges equidistant from the core. The long ending ridge emanates just below the divergence point. Which of the following will you apply in locating the exact position of the delta?
locate the delta at the upper tip of short ending ridge
locate the delta at the lower tip of the short ending ridge
locate the delta at the upper tip of the long ending ridge
locate the delta at the lower tip of the long ending ridge
It is the process of coursing or following the ridge that originates from the left delta towards the right delta that constitutes of three symbols, such as, I for inner, M for meeting and O for outer.
ridge counting
ridge tracing
blocking
classification
If you have to count the ridges of a radial loop, which of the following you need to do first?
ridge tracing
locate the delta and core
ridge counting
locate the left and right deltas
Mr. A applies for a job, and as a requirement he was advised to present his NBI Clearance. On the way to the office of the NBI, he was apprehensive that he will not be accommodated by the personnel because of his two excess fingers in his right hand. The appearance of his extra fingers is anatomically known as_____
Polydactylism
Extra ordinary fingers
Excess Finger
Deformities
Generally speaking, fingerprints found at the crime scene are called
Latent print
Chance impressions
Chance prints
Latent impressions
A person committing a crime would always leave something behind and may be considered as an integral part in the identification of the suspect especially if it is a “Latent Print”. This prints are made through the;
Ridge of the skin
Furrows of the skin
Ridge formation
Perspiration on top of the finger
Which of the following personal Identification is not easy to change?
Hair
Dress
Speech
personal paraphernalia
Which is not a process of developing using the ninhydrin method?
immersion
spraying
dusting
Brushing
Identification of person can be done either by Comparison or by____?
Exclusion
Experimentation
Examination
Inclusion
If a person have more than ten fingers, all ten fingers must be fingerprinted and any fingers left should__________.
It should be cut because its not useful
It should be fingerprinted in a separate card and proper annotation is indicated
It should be printed at the back of the card with the proper notation
It should be disregarded
