The three fingerprint types are
Patent, latent, and plastic
How many types of soda does Ms. S have in her fridge
3
The study of fingerprints for identification purposes is known as
dactylography
Fingerprint ridges help us do what as humans
Grip
What are the three skin layers we discussed
Epidermis, dermis, and basal layer
Fingerprints begin to form
10 weeks gestation
basal layer
This landmark is at the center of a loop or a whorl pattern
A triangular region located near a loop is called a
Delta
Unique ridge patterns are called
minutiae
___________ fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.
Plastic
The database that stores fingerprints
IAFIS
Fingerprints are considered ___________ evidence
Individual
The average number of minutiae needed to confirm a fingerprint match
the twelve match guideline
___________ fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.
patent
The two types of arch fingerprints
plain and tented
Fingerprints change over time
false
___________ fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface
latent
What two characteristics are looked at when determining a ridge count
core and delta
How many principles of fingerprinting are there?
3
This fingerprint pattern consist of two different types of patterns and conforms to none of the definitions
accidental
This type of fingerprint developer will gradually fade away if left in the open air.
Iodine fuming
This person developed the classification system for fingerprints that is still used today
Sir Francis Galton
____________ is a chemical that bonds with the amino acids in fingerprints and will produce a blue or purple color. It is used to lift prints from surfaces such as paper and cardboard.
Ninhydrin
Your fingers, feet, palms, and lips are covered with small ridges that are raised portions of the skin, arranged in connected units are called
friction ridges