Fingerprint Flashcard Review

Front

What is the most common type of fingerprint?

Back

Loop

Front

What is the area indicated by 'B' in a fingerprint diagram?

Back

Delta

Front

What is the name of the minutiae that resembles a fork in a fingerprint?

Back

Bifurcation

Front

What fingerprint pattern has ridges that enter from one side, loop around, and exit from the same side?

Back

Loop

Front

What fingerprint pattern has a circular or spiral shape?

Back

Whorl

Front

What is the term for the central core of a fingerprint pattern?

Back

Core

Front

What is the term for the ridge characteristics used to identify fingerprints?

Back

Minutiae

Front

What is the term for a fingerprint pattern that has no significant upward or downward flow?

Back

Arch

Front

What is the significance of the delta in fingerprint analysis?

Back

It helps in identifying the fingerprint pattern type.

Front

What are the three main types of fingerprint patterns?

Back

Loop, Whorl, Arch