AN ANALYSIS OF HANDPRINT PATTERNS OF NORMAL CHINESE ADULTS / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

The fingerprint patterns and palmar creases of 100 Chinese medical students were studied. It has shown that, of the fingerprints the ulnar Ioops(49.1?1.58％)and whorls (46.8?1.58％) are more abundant, while the arches (2.7?0.51％)and the radial loops (1.4?0.37％) are less frequent. The radial loops are primarily showed in the index finger (12/14).The arches appear in equal number among the index and middle fingers.There is a significant sexual difference in the fingerprint patterns. The male whorls are more abundant than female(P0.5).