NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -These ridges form in the womb (12 weeks) and do not alter with growth or age. Each ridge of the epidermis (outer skin) is dotted with sweat pores for its entire length and is anchored to the dermis (inner skin) by a double row of peglike protrusions called papillae. It is the papillae which makes our unique print.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a growing fetus, fingerprints form where the cells of the stratum basale of the epidermis meets the papillae of the underlying dermal layer (papillary layer), resulting in the formation of the ridges on your fingers that you recognize as fingerprints.