20 questions
What is NOT a kind of fingerprint feature?
wirl
loop
arch
The practice of utilizing fingerprints as a means of identification is called
dermal papille
fingerprinting
dactyloscopy
ridge arrangement
The ridge arrangement on every finger is unique.
True
False
The most common fingerprint pattern is
loop (also called ulnar loop)
central pocket loop
plain arch
plain whorl
The least common type of fingerprints are
whorls
arches
loops
Under which circumstances have two people been found to have identical fingerprints?
identical twins
fraternal twins
members of the same immediate family
none to date, ever
What kind of fingerprint did the famous gangster John Dillinger have?
loops
whorl
arch
he burned them off
Identify this fingerprint.
central pocket whorl
plain arch
tented arch
plain whorl
Identify feature at Location 1
fork / bifurcation
central core
ending ridge
short ridge
Identify feature at Location 2
fork / bifurcation
central core
ending ridge
short ridge
Identify feature at Location 3
fork / bifurcation
central core
ending ridge
short ridge
Identify feature at Location 4
fork / bifurcation
central core
ending ridge
short ridge
Identify the feature:
hook
eye
crossover
delta