History
This is the name for the card that Galton and Henry created
Ten Print Card
True or false: Twins have the same fingerprints
false
This is the rarest type of print
Arch
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Ending ridge
This is what we call a visible print
What does AFIS stand for?
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
This is the name for the raised portion of the skin which are the "lines" that are left behind on a surface
friction ridges
This is the name for a loop that opens up towards the pinky
Ulnar loop
This minutia starts as one ridge then splits in two
Bifurcation
An impression left in soft mud/clay is an example of this type of print
Plastic
1902 marked this significant point in the history of fingerprints and forensics
The pattern of your fingerprint is determined by what?
genes and environment
This type of print has a circular pattern. When a line is drawn between deltas, the line does NOT cross a full circle.
Central Pocket Whorl
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Dot
A bloody fingerprint would be an example of this type of print
Patent
Did the discovery that prints are unique and don't change with age com before or after Jan Purkinje identified 9 different print patterns?
After
What substances are left behind in a print on a surface (that we can collect)?
This type of print has 2 loops that form an "s" shape
Double Loop Whorl
This minutia starts as one ridge, opens into two, then closes to make what looks like a bubble
Eye
This is the most popular way of collecting prints
Carbon powder
Who was the first group of people that we see evidence of using fingerprints?
Babylonians
If this layer of the skin is damaged there will be permanent damage to the way the fingerprint grows.
This is the name for the type of print that is like the "catch-all" category if it does not fit into another group
Accidental Whorl
This minutia connects two ridges
Bridge
This is the name for "superglue" fuming that is used to collect latent prints
cyanoacrylate