IAI Practice Test Questions And
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China CORRECT ANSWERS Which culture was known to first used friction ridge impressions as a means for identification?
Japan and the Domestic Law CORRECT ANSWERS What country and what law showed the understanding of the value of friction ridge skin for individualization?
Dr. Nehemiah Grew CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first (European) to detail friction ridge skin?
Govard Bidloo CORRECT ANSWERS Which Dutch anatomist published papers that detail the skin and papillary ridges of the thumb?
Marcell Malphighi CORRECT ANSWERS Who was credited with being the first to use the newly invented microscope for Medical Studies?
J. C. A. Mayer CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first European to write of friction ridge skin uniqueness?
In his signature CORRECT ANSWERS How did Thomas Bewick use fingerprints?
9 CORRECT ANSWERS How many patterns did Dr. Johannes E. Purkinje name?
Hermann Welcker CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first person to start studying the
permanence of friction ridge skin?
Sir William Herschel CORRECT ANSWERS Who was credited with being the first to study the permanence of friction skin?
Hooghly letter CORRECT ANSWERS What document did Sir William Herschel write that explained the permanence and uniqueness of friction ridge skin?
Henry Faulds CORRECT ANSWERS Who studied and worked in Japan, collecting prints from both monkeys and humans?
Henry Faulds CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first person to publish about the value of friction ridge skin for individualization and as evidence?
Anthropometry CORRECT ANSWERS Alphonse Bertillon is known for:
Embryological Development CORRECT ANSWERS Dr. Arthur Kollmann was known for
his studies into: Mammals CORRECT ANSWERS What did Dr. Arthur Kollmann study to develop his theory on the arrangement of sweat glands into rows was an evolutionary change?
Sir Francis Galton CORRECT ANSWERS Who was cousins to Charles Darwin and established that friction ridge skin is unique and persistent?
Galton Details CORRECT ANSWERS What are minutiae also known as?
Juan Vucetich CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the head of the bureau of Anthropometric Identification in Argentina?
Juan Vucetich CORRECT ANSWERS Who developed a classification system in Argentina and who's training help solve was is considered to be the first homicide by fingerprint evidence?
Sir Edward Henry CORRECT ANSWERS Who developed (with the help of others) the classification system that replaced Anthropometry?
William and Will West story CORRECT ANSWERS What fingerprint story marked the downfall of the Bertillon method?
Inez Whipple CORRECT ANSWERS Who is considered a landmark in the fields of genetics and Ridgeology because of their studies into mammalian palm and sole configurations?
Mary Holland CORRECT ANSWERS Who testified in the case People v. Jennings?
Dr. Harold Cummins CORRECT ANSWERS Who wrote Fingerprints, Palms, and Soles - An Introduction to Dermatoglyphics, describing the formation and development of volar
pads on the human fetus?
Hypodermis, Dermis, Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What is the order the 3 anatomical layers of the skin? (Inner to outer)
Prevents water loss, Receptor organ, Protective barrier for the underlying tissues CORRECT ANSWERS What are some of the functions of the Epidermis?
Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What serves as a blood reserve and participates in sensory reception and temperature regulation?
Under the Dermis CORRECT ANSWERS The Hypodermis lays:
Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What is described as a "stratified, continually renewing epithelium that exhibits progressive differentiation in the basal to superficial direction"?
Complete Solutions
China CORRECT ANSWERS Which culture was known to first used friction ridge impressions as a means for identification?
Japan and the Domestic Law CORRECT ANSWERS What country and what law showed the understanding of the value of friction ridge skin for individualization?
Dr. Nehemiah Grew CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first (European) to detail friction ridge skin?
Govard Bidloo CORRECT ANSWERS Which Dutch anatomist published papers that detail the skin and papillary ridges of the thumb?
Marcell Malphighi CORRECT ANSWERS Who was credited with being the first to use the newly invented microscope for Medical Studies?
J. C. A. Mayer CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first European to write of friction ridge skin uniqueness?
In his signature CORRECT ANSWERS How did Thomas Bewick use fingerprints?
9 CORRECT ANSWERS How many patterns did Dr. Johannes E. Purkinje name?
Hermann Welcker CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first person to start studying the
permanence of friction ridge skin?
Sir William Herschel CORRECT ANSWERS Who was credited with being the first to study the permanence of friction skin?
Hooghly letter CORRECT ANSWERS What document did Sir William Herschel write that explained the permanence and uniqueness of friction ridge skin?
Henry Faulds CORRECT ANSWERS Who studied and worked in Japan, collecting prints from both monkeys and humans?
Henry Faulds CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the first person to publish about the value of friction ridge skin for individualization and as evidence?
Anthropometry CORRECT ANSWERS Alphonse Bertillon is known for:
Embryological Development CORRECT ANSWERS Dr. Arthur Kollmann was known for
his studies into: Mammals CORRECT ANSWERS What did Dr. Arthur Kollmann study to develop his theory on the arrangement of sweat glands into rows was an evolutionary change?
Sir Francis Galton CORRECT ANSWERS Who was cousins to Charles Darwin and established that friction ridge skin is unique and persistent?
Galton Details CORRECT ANSWERS What are minutiae also known as?
Juan Vucetich CORRECT ANSWERS Who was the head of the bureau of Anthropometric Identification in Argentina?
Juan Vucetich CORRECT ANSWERS Who developed a classification system in Argentina and who's training help solve was is considered to be the first homicide by fingerprint evidence?
Sir Edward Henry CORRECT ANSWERS Who developed (with the help of others) the classification system that replaced Anthropometry?
William and Will West story CORRECT ANSWERS What fingerprint story marked the downfall of the Bertillon method?
Inez Whipple CORRECT ANSWERS Who is considered a landmark in the fields of genetics and Ridgeology because of their studies into mammalian palm and sole configurations?
Mary Holland CORRECT ANSWERS Who testified in the case People v. Jennings?
Dr. Harold Cummins CORRECT ANSWERS Who wrote Fingerprints, Palms, and Soles - An Introduction to Dermatoglyphics, describing the formation and development of volar
pads on the human fetus?
Hypodermis, Dermis, Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What is the order the 3 anatomical layers of the skin? (Inner to outer)
Prevents water loss, Receptor organ, Protective barrier for the underlying tissues CORRECT ANSWERS What are some of the functions of the Epidermis?
Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What serves as a blood reserve and participates in sensory reception and temperature regulation?
Under the Dermis CORRECT ANSWERS The Hypodermis lays:
Epidermis CORRECT ANSWERS What is described as a "stratified, continually renewing epithelium that exhibits progressive differentiation in the basal to superficial direction"?
