Deck 14: Fingerprint Analysis

Question 1

The mnemonic "LAW" stands for……..and represents the three general classifications of ………

A) Locard, Arch, Whorl; fingerprints
B) Loop, Arch, Weinberg; DNA
C) Loop, Arch, Whorl; fingerprints
D) Loop, Arch, Whorl; minutiae
E) Locard, Arch, Weinberg; mitochondria

Answer 1

C

Question 2

LAW is considered a ……..characteristic while minutiae is considered a(n)…….characteristic.

A) class; individual
B) individual; class
C) class; general
D) general; class
E) pattern; ridge

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A loop is characterized by a ridge pattern that…

A) Enters and exits from the same side
B) Come in from one side and exits out the other
C) Appears like a bulls-eye
D) All of the above
E) Choice 'b' & 'c' are correct

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A radial loop pattern means that the ridges of the loop point towards the ……

A) Little finger
B) Middle finger
C) Ring finger
D) Thumb
E) None of the above

Question 5

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Termination

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 6

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Bifurcation

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 7

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Island

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 8

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Spur

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 9

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Delta

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 10

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Crossover

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 11

Match the list of minutiae terms to the description on the right
-Dot

A) very short fingerprint ridge
B) two ridges joined by a bridge
C) two bifurcations face each other, relatively close together
D) short ridge jutting out from a longer ridge
E) triangular shaped, buttressed against a loop or whorl
F) fingerprint ridge at it end
G) ridge that splits into two

Question 12

An arch has……deltas.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) No

Question 13

A loop has……delta(s).

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) No

Question 14

An whorl has……deltas.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) No

Question 15

AFIS is a system that ……….. on a fingerprint and compares them to a national database for identification.

A) classifies loops, arches and whorls
B) looks at how many deltas are present
C) plots positions of landmarks features
D) looks for arches
E) looks for loops