prints left in a medium, such as wax or clay.

What is the function of the ridges on our fingers which create fingerprints?

Name this minutiae type: Enclosure, Island, Bifurcation (fork), Ridge ending

The fingerprint classification system used in most English-speaking countries was devised by:

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

right hand

Name this minutiae type: Bridge, Island (dot), Bifurcation (fork), Pore

A loop that opens toward the thumb is called

What pattern is this?

What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?

invisible prints left by body secretions

right hand

All loop patterns have a delta and a core.

Fingerprints are developed between

Is a fingerprint considered individual evidence?

What is the minimum number of ridge characteristics necessary before two fingerprints can be identified as the same?

right hand

Name this minutiae type: Enclosure, Island, Bifurcation (fork), Ridge ending

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)