answersLogoWhite

0

Fingerprints come from the lowest layer, or stratum of the epidermis: the stratum basale. In the palms of hands and the soles of feet dermal papillae form (small pockets of dermis pressing into the epidermis) causing increased surface area of the stratum basale and increased skin cell division, when the extra skin cells are pushed upward, ridges form along the surface of the skin and fingerprints are made.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?