Anatomy
The body's first line of defense.
What is skin?
Study of fingerprints.
What is dactyloscopy?
What is the right index finger worth in the Henry classification system?
16 points
What is another name for ridge characteristics?
minutae
What print is essentially invisible?
latent print
People who's fingerprints will not be the same, even thought they are related.
What are identical twins?
Methods for identifying criminals.
What were tattoos, branding, or hands or fingers cut off?
What is the most common fingerprint pattern?
loops
What is another name for bifurcation?
fork
What print another name for an indented or molded print?
plastic print
Where are friction ridges found?
Palms, feet, lips, and fingerprints
who developed the fingerprint classification system used by the FBI
Edward Henry
What is the right middle finger worth in the Henry classification system?
8 points
What is another name for and enclosure?
eye
What print is left after the finger touched something colorful?
visible print
What is a microgram equivalent to?
one millionth of a gram
Man who required Indians to add fingerprints to contracts.
Who is William Hershel?
What is the left little finger worth in the Henry classification system?
1 point
What another name for a short ridge?
island
How are latent prints visualized?
dusting will a powder
What gangster tried to burn of his fingerprints and is an example that it doesn't work well if at all?
John Dillinger
Dynasty in China where fingerprints were used for business contracts.
What is the T'ang Dynasty?
What is the left thumb worth in the Henry classification system?
4 points
What is another name for ridge classification?
individualization
What is mostly used with paper and porous surfaces?
Ninhydrin