Forensic Unit 2
47 test answers
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answers 47question
The four types of whorls are...
answer
central pocket, double loop, accidental, plain
Unlock the answer
question
The person most responsible for the fingerprint system used in the US today is...
answer
Edward Henry
Unlock the answer
question
What would be the best way of visualizing a print found on a matchbook
answer
Nynahdrin
Unlock the answer
question
What substance is found in superglue that reacts with and visualizes a fingerprint?
answer
Cynanoacrolite
Unlock the answer
question
The study of fingerprints is called...
answer
Dactylography
Unlock the answer
question
What technique utilizes the UV light?
answer
Silver Nitrate
Unlock the answer
question
When a solid is heated and transforms into vapor, the process is called...
answer
sublimation
Unlock the answer
question
Protein (amino acid) residues are best developed into fingerprint impressions with...
answer
Nynahdrin
Unlock the answer
question
Of the methods you know about, which type should you use first?
answer
Iodine Fuming
Unlock the answer
question
What was the name of the guy who required Indians to put their fingerprints on contracts?
answer
William Herschel
Unlock the answer
question
Where did the teacher say that the chemical procedure of Nynahdrin should take place?
answer
Fume Hood
Unlock the answer
question
The fingerprint pattern that has one or more ridges entering from one side and then going out from the same side enter is a...
answer
Loop
Unlock the answer
question
The person responsible for the system that is currently used in Spanish-speaking countries is...
answer
Juan Vucetich
Unlock the answer
question
What type of fingerprint would be left on skin?
answer
Latent
Unlock the answer
question
A loop that opens toward the thumb is called?
answer
Radial
Unlock the answer
question
Who proposed body measurements as a mean of identification?
answer
Bertiliion
Unlock the answer
question
What did the teacher tell you always do before touching/moving evidence?
answer
Photograph
Unlock the answer
question
The two types of arches are...
answer
Plain and Tented
Unlock the answer
question
The FBI's database used for storing fingerprints is...
answer
AFIS
Unlock the answer
question
The triangular area in a fingerprint pattern is called a...
answer
Delta
Unlock the answer
question
Area found near the center of some fingerprint patterns is...
answer
Core
Unlock the answer
question
Describe an arch.
answer
...
Unlock the answer
question
What would be the best way of visualizing a print found on a glass bottle?
answer
Dusting and Lifting or Superglue
Unlock the answer
question
The most common type of fingerprint pattern is...
answer
Loop
Unlock the answer
question
In fingerprints, ridge characteristics are referred to as...
answer
minutiae
Unlock the answer
question
How large an area of a latent print is needed to make a positive comparison?
answer
8-12
Unlock the answer
question
What is the term for the minuscule pattern found in an arch?
answer
Minutiae or tented arch
Unlock the answer
question
Ridge characteristics can be found in...
answer
fingerprints, palms, feet
Unlock the answer
question
What color print does the chemical process ninhydrin leave?
answer
Purple
Unlock the answer
question
Be able to label prints.
answer
...
Unlock the answer
question
The three basic fingerprint patterns are...
answer
loop, arch, whorl
Unlock the answer
question
A fingerprint is composed mainly of...
answer
water
Unlock the answer
question
Be able to number prints.
answer
...
Unlock the answer
question
All arches have at least two deltas and a core.
answer
false whorls
Unlock the answer
question
All loop patterns have a delta and a core.
answer
true
Unlock the answer
question
There are two basic types of whorls.
answer
false
Unlock the answer
question
Mathematical probability only works if the outcomes are independent.
answer
true
Unlock the answer
question
Ridge characteristics provide individualization for fingerprints.
answer
?
Unlock the answer
question
A whorl contains a central pocket.
answer
?
Unlock the answer
question
Silver nitrate with amino acids to visualize a print.
answer
false
Unlock the answer
question
The science of dactyloscopy began in the 16th century.
answer
false
Unlock the answer
question
The most common method if visualizing latent prints is dusting.
answer
true
Unlock the answer
question
Superglue fuming has been occurring since the 1950's.
answer
false
Unlock the answer
