Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

Arch

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Core

Answer 2

A center of a loop or whorl.

Question 3

Delta

Answer 3

A triangular ridge pattern with ridges that go in different directions above and below a triangle.

Question 4

Fingerprint

Answer 4

An impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger.

Question 5

Latent Fingerprint

Answer 5

A hidden fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or other techniques.

Question 6

Loop

Answer 6

A fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin.

Question 7

Minutiae

Answer 7

The combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each unique; also called ridge characteristics.

Question 8

Patent Fingerprint

Answer 8

A visible fingerprint that happens when fingers with blood, ink, or some other substance on them touch a surface and transfer the pattern of their fingerprint to that surface.

Question 9

Plastic Fingerprint

Answer 9

A three–dimensional fingerprint made in soft material such as clay, soap, or putty.

Question 10

Ridge Pattern

Answer 10

The recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end joints of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint. They fall into three categories: arches, loops, and whorls.

Question 11

Ten Card

Answer 11

A form used to record and preserve a person’s fingerprints.

Question 12

Whorl

Answer 12

A fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull’s-eye.