forensic science fingerprinting

Question 1

latent fingerprint

Answer 1

invisible to naked eye

Question 2

patent fingerprint

Answer 2

easily seen (bloody fingerprint, dirt, paint)

Question 3

plastic fingerprint

Answer 3

impressions in wax clay etc

Question 4

what percent of population has an arch fingerprint pattern

Answer 4

5

Question 5

what percent of population has an loop fingerprint pattern

Answer 5

66

Question 6

what percent of population has an whorl fingerprint pattern

Answer 6

30

Question 7

Radial Loop opens to the…

Answer 7

THUMB

Question 8

Ulnar Loop opens to the…

Answer 8

PINKY

Question 9

Ridge Characteristics are AKA

Answer 9

minutiae

Question 10

what is a fork in the ridges called

Answer 10

bifurcation

Question 11

ridge minutae that is the same length on all sides

Answer 11

dot

Question 12

ridge with opening in the middle

Answer 12

enclosure

Question 13

ridge with opening in the middle with a dot inside

Answer 13

eye

Question 14

long ridge that stops

Answer 14

ending ridge

Question 15

island ridge

Answer 15

short ridge

Question 16

how to identify latent prints
3 ways

Answer 16

chemical, dusting (magnetic or normal), and UV imaging

Question 17

types of chemicals

Answer 17

Iodine fuming
silver nitrate
Ninydrin
Cyancrylate

Question 18

which do you use for POROUS SURFACES

Answer 18

Ninydrin

Question 19

what is a porous surface

Answer 19

not smooth