Fingerprint Identification
Fingerprint Vocab
Fingerprint Collection
Minutiae
Random
100
What pattern is this fingerprint? Assume right hand
Plain Whorl
100
What is the end of a ridge line called?
ending ridge
100
What type of surfaces would a PLASTIC print be left on?
Soft material like clay or wax
100
Name both minutiae for pic 3.
1: eye or enclosure
2: short ridge
100
What is the biometric database?
NGI
200
What pattern is this print? Assume right hand
Plain Arch
200
What layer of skin are fingerprints formed?
Basal layer
200
Dusting with powder, lifting with tape, and using chemicals are all methods used to collect __________ fingerprints.
Latent Prints
200
What is circled 3 on pic 2?
The core
200
Name both minutiae for pic 5.
1: eye or enclosure
2: short ridge
300
What is the most common pattern of fingerprints?
Loop
300
What is the center of a print called?
Core
300
What COLOR does a print turn if the chemical Ninhydrin is applied?
Purple
300
Name both minutiae for pic 4.
1: eye or enclosure
2: hook
300
What are the three types of prints found by investigators at a crime scene?
patent, laten, and plastic prints
400
What is the least common pattern?
Arches
400
What is the study of fingerprints called?
Dactyloscopy
400
What technique uses super glue and water to create a visible white fingerprint on surfaces like glass, metal, or plastic?
Cyanoacrylate or super glue fuming
400
Where is there a Delta circled?
image 6, 2 circled
400
Find the 2 bridges circled and tell me the image numbers.
6 & 8
500
What type of Loop is this fingerprint from the thumb of my RIGHT hand?
Ulnar Loop
500
What does IAFIS stand for AND what information is in the database?
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, information fingerprints
500
What chemical is used to reveal latent fingerprints on on wood, paper, cardboard or styrofoam?
Silver nitrate
500
What 3 images have bifurcations circled?
1,2,8
500
Name both minutiae for pic 7.
1: dot
2: ridge ending