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IAFIS is the
FBI fingerprint database
CIA DNA database
International union of forensic scientists
national child database
Minutiae are
the general fingerprint patterns
small unique markings on fingerprints
the types of whorls
the lack of ridges
Latent fingerprint
patent fingerprints
plastic fingerprints
latent fingerprints
erratic fingerprints
Who developed the fingerprint classification system in use today?
Andreas Mayer
Pharaohs
William Herschel
Francis Galton
The most common fingerprint pattern
Loop
Arches
Whorl
Twirl
Select the 3 types of general fingerprint patterns
Arches
Whorls
Loops
Minutiae
Which of the following is not a type of whorl
Plain
Smooth
Central pocket loop
Accidental
Double loop
Identify the two types of loop fingerprints
Loopty loop
Ulnar loop
Hula loop
Radial loop
The number of ridges between the core and the center of the delta is called the
loop pattern
print age
ridge count
delta location
The two types of arches are plain and
tented
accidental
scrambled
wavy
How many deltas are found in whorls
1
2
3
4
What fingerprint pattern is this?
radial loop
plain whorl
tented arch
accidental whorl
If a fingerprint is pressed into thick clotted blood, the pattern that will be created is called
patent
latent
plastic
hardened
The study of the uniqueness of the raised fingerprint structures is called
ridgeology
fingerprint analysis
minutiae identification
fingerprintology
The minutia that looks like a sideways letter Y is a
bridge
spur
bifurcation
short ridge
In the USA, how many matching minutiae are sufficient to make a match?
22
8
19
12
Iodine fuming is ideal for obtaining fingerprints from porous surfaces such as
glass
plastic
paper
metal
Ninhydrin spray is used on porous surfaces and changes fingerprints to purple when it reacts with
fats/oils
water
DNA
amino acids
Super glue contains cyanoacrylate and it works on non-porous surfaces, like glass, to produce this appearance
white
purprle
orange
black
The best way to preserve a fingerprint is to
freeze it
wax coat it
photograph it
wrap it in plastic
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