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