Chap 4 Fingerprints: Flashcards - Study Guide

Front

What is the study of fingerprints called?

Back

Dactyloscopy

Front

What does anthropometry study?

Back

Human body measurements

Front

Which fingerprint pattern is the least common and simplest?

Back

Arch

Front

What is a plastic print?

Back

A 3-dimensional print made as an indentation in soft material

Front

Biometrics

Back

Measurable biological characteristics

Front

What is Alphonse Bertillon known for?

Back

Creating the method of anthropometry

Front

What did Francis Galton study?

Back

Dactyloscopy and anthropometry

Front

Why was Bertillon's anthropometric classification system dismissed?

Back

It failed when two men had almost identical measurements

Front

What are fingerprints composed of?

Back

Lipids, amino acids, and additional oils

Front

The most common type of fingerprint pattern is: Whorl, Arch, Loop, Spiral

Back

Loop