Fingerprints

Question 1

Imprints/ Fingerprints

Answer 1

impression made when a person’s finger touches an object

Question 2

minutiae points

Answer 2

are the local ridge discontinuities

Question 3

Which inmates had such similar physical features that they had to be fingerprinted for identification

Answer 3

West Brothers

Question 4

A fingerprint pattern will remain ____ for the life of an individual

Answer 4

unchanged

Question 5

Type of loop that opens up towards the ulna bone of the arm

Answer 5

ulnar, left

Question 6

refers to the type of print that might be left in blood

Answer 6

visible

Question 7

physical/plastic

Answer 7

refers to the type of print that might be left in a soft object

Question 8

Whorl

Answer 8

fingerprint pattern that contains at least 2 deltas

Question 9

IAFIS stands for

Answer 9

Automated Fingerprint Identification System

Question 10

Friction ridges

Answer 10

type of ridges present on the hands and feet

Question 11

the least common fingerprint pattern is

Answer 11

arches

Question 12

Radial is the type

Answer 12

of loop that opens up towards the radius bone of the arm, right side

Question 13

the most common type of fingerprint pattern is

Answer 13

loop

Question 14

a fingerprint pattern is made up of a series of ____ and valleys

Answer 14

ridges

Question 15

a latent print refers

Answer 15

to a print that is not easily seen at a crime scene

Question 16

two most common ridges

Answer 16

forks and ending ridge

Question 17

how we collect the prints depends on the

Answer 17

prints surface; porous and nonporous

Question 18

for nonporous surfaces they use;

Answer 18

dusting and super glue

Question 19

for porous surfaces they use;

Answer 19

iodine

Question 20

____ __ individual characteristics

Answer 20

under 50