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The dark portion of the fingerprint is called the ________.
a) Ridge
b) Valley
c) Delta
d) Core

The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the:
a) Loop
b) Whorl
c) Arch
d) Accidental whorl

Fingerprints on plastic metal, glass and skin can be placed in a developing jar with this chemical that reacts with amino acids to make the print appear white.
a) Iodine fuming
b) Silver nitrate
c) Cyanoacrylate
d) Ninhydrin

In a fetus the basal layer of cells grows _____ than the layers above and below so it collapses and folds to form intricate shapes
a) Slower
b) Faster
c) The same rate
d) No growth

Fingerprints dissolved in this only grow back with scars on them making them more unique.
a) Water
b) Neutral
c) Base
d) Acid

Most common fingerprint pattern. It has ridges that enter from the right and exit from the same side they enter
a) Arch
b) Loop
c) Whorl
d) Wheel

The skin layer between the epidermis and dermis is the _________ layer
a) Subcutaneous
b) Cuticle
c) Basal
d) Top

Outer layer of skin
a) Epidermis
b) Dermis
c) Basal
d) Subcutaneous

Triangular region of a loop
a) Eye
b) Loop
c) Bifurication
d) Delta

Least common fingerprint pattern
a) Whorl
b) Double whorl
c) Arch
d) Loop

Sweat glands near the hair follicle
a) Eccrine
b) Apocrine
c) Friction ridges
d) Touch receptor

Sweat glands near the hair follicle
a) Shrinks
b) Grows
c) Remains unchanged
d) Stretches

Fingerprint patterns that can eliminate a suspect or link a suspect to the crime scene
a) Retinal scanner
b) Palm prints
c) Hand prints
d) Minutia

Fingerprints are a(n) _________ characteristic. No two people have the identical ridge patterns.
a) Class
b) Collusion
c) Individual
d) Direct evidence

Visible prints left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or other liquids come in contact with the hands and is tranferred to the surface
a) Plastic
b) Patent
c) Invisible
d) Latent

The study of fingerprints is called
a) Dactylography
b) Anthropometry
c) Printology
d) None of the above

No two individuals have more than ___ minutia in common
a) 3
b) 8
c) 10
d) 5

Inner layer of skin
a) Epidermis
b) Basal
c) Dermis
d) None of the above

Fingerprints on paper can be sprayed with this chemical that reacts with amino acids in sweat to make a purple print appear.
a) Ninhydrin
b) Silver nitrate
c) Cyanoacrylate
d) Iodine

Fingerprints on paper, cardboard, or unpainted surfaces can be developed in a jar with this chemical that recacts with carbohdrates to produce a brown print but it fades quickly and must be photographed.
a) Iodine
b) Silver nitrate
c) Cyanoacrylate
d) Ninhydrin

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