KROK 1 2010 – Question 187 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Study of fingerprints (dactylography) is used by criminalists for personal identification as well as for diagnostics of genetic abnormalities, particularly Down’s disease. What layer of skin determines individuality of fingerprints?
- A. Reticular
- B. Clear (stratum lucidum epidermidis)
- C. Horny
- D. Dermopapillary
- E. Basal
Hint
Decide whether the individual pattern is set by a layer of the epidermis itself or by the structure of the connective tissue beneath it.
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