Historians

Question 1

Who’s research on friction ridge skin showed volar pad regression occurs almost concurrently with development of primary ridges?

Answer 1

Harold Cummins

Question 2

Who’s study on cross section of fetal skin determined timing of development of primary and secondary ridges?

Answer 2

Alfred Hale

Question 3

Who was the first to suggest that the centers of disturbance of primate friction ridge formations locations of volar pads?

Answer 3

Harris Hawthorne Wilder

Question 4

Who’s extensive research on fetal skin cross sections showed the development of dermal papillae?

Answer 4

Alfred Hale

Question 5

Who’s research showed the dermal papillae are in two rows on the dermis hugging primary ridges located on underside of epidermis and break down into smaller pegs as people age?

Answer 5

Michio Okajima

Question 6

Who described evolution of friction ridge skin of mammals mammals have same arrangement of volar pads on hands and feet?

Answer 6

Ines Whipple

Question 7

Who described the evolution of friction ridge skin in mammals, including that all mammals have the same arrangement of volar pads on their hands and feet?

Answer 7

Inez Whipple

Question 8

On a partially decomposed body in which the epidermis has been sloughed away, the …………. Could be used to make a positive identification as they form rows on either side of the primary ridge in the dermis

Answer 8

Dermal Papillae

Question 9

Who studied incipient ridges and determined they are primary ridges that did not fully develop

Answer 9

Dr. Michio Okajima

Question 10

Give 2 examples of 3rd level detail

Answer 10

Relative pore locations, pores, ridge shapes, shape of ridge endings, ridge widths, alignment or misalignment of ridges

Question 11

……….refers to the anticipated appearance of certain types of minutiae in specific parts of patterns ridge flow due to stresses placed on the developing friction skin in those locations

Answer 11

Pattern force

Question 12

T or F. Because incipient ridges are immature ridges, they cannot be used for comparisons

Answer 12

False

Question 13

T or F level 1 detail can be used to exclude a finger mark

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T or F deposition pressure will always be consistent throughout an impression

Answer 14

F

Question 15

With GYRO. Features in a be fingermark that you are highly confident will be present in the reference print are marked with a ……dot

Answer 15

Green

Question 16

Red flag items during fingermark analysis.

Answer 16

Extra thick ridges, lines running through the detail, angular joints, misaligned ridges

Question 17

The primary ridges are located on the underside of the epidermis located directly below the friction ridge T or F

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Who’s extensive research on friction skin showed volar pad regression occurs almost concurrently with the beginning of primary ridge development ?

Answer 18

Harold Cummins

Question 19

Who was the researcher that studied bias?

Answer 19

Itiel Dror

Question 20

Research by Tangen demonstrated that experts outperformed novices in fingermark comparisons

Answer 20

True. Novice error rate 55.18