Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
24 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Fingerprint |
An imprint made by ridge patterns on the tip of a finger |
|
Dactyloscopy |
The study of fingerprints |
|
Anthropometry |
The study of human body measurements |
|
Epidermis |
Upper layer of skin |
|
Dermis |
Lower layer of skin |
|
Papillary Boundary |
Boundary that exists between the dermis & epidermis and is responsible for the ridge patterns that you see on the epidermis |
|
Plastic Print |
A 3D print; left in things like wax, caulking, or softened metals |
|
Visible Print |
A fingerprint you can see with your naked eye unaided; could be made in things like blood, dirt or ink |
|
Latent Print |
Made by the deposition of perspiration or body oils; invisible to the naked eye. |
|
IAFIS |
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
|
Ridge Characteristics |
Another term for minutiae; describes the patterns that ridges make upon contact with a surface. |
|
Minutiae |
Another term for ridge characteristics; describes the patterns that ridges make upon contact with a surface. |
|
|
Loop |
|
|
Whorl |
|
|
Arch |
|
|
lake or enclosure or eye |
|
|
bifurcation or fork |
|
|
trifurcation |
|
|
Spur or hook |
|
|
Bridge |
|
|
delta |
|
|
dot |
|
|
Island or short ridge |
|
|
scar |