is an epidermal hairless skin found on the ventral or lower surface of the hands and feet covered with ridges and furrows.(Also called as Papillary skin)

the producers of sweat

No two persons have the same fingerprint

A surgeoon at Tsukuji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, who claimed that latent prints would provide positive identification of offenders once apprehended ( A Manual of Practical Dactylosc

is a rubber made roller designed to spread the fingerprint ink to the slab.

works on the sweat pores and ridges.

First conviction base on Fingerprint and leading case decision in the Phil. Jurisprudence

temporary, dermis – permanent damage.

are irregular pegs composed of delicate connective tissue protruding and forming the ridges of the skin on the fingers, palms, toes and soles of the feet.

the passage way.

Professor at the University of Breslau, Germany. Established a certain role for classification and be able to identify nine (9) types of pattern although never associated to identification

the particular bone covered with friction skin, having all the different types of fingerprint patterns and it is located near the tip of the finger.

Is an impression design by the first joint of the fingers and thumb on smooth surface through the media of ink, sweat or any substance capable of producing visibility.

First fingerprint instructor at St. Louis Police Dept. Missouri.

two ridges that meets at a certain point

refers to a ridge formation in a form of a dot or period.

the two Hindu police officers who have help Henry in attaining his goal.

Photographer in San Francisco who advocated the use of the system for the registration of the immigrant Chinese.

is a short of long ridge found inside the recurve and directed towards the core

is a short ridge found inside the recurve which blocks the inner line of flow towards the core.

Utilized the first Municipal Civil use of fingerprint for Criminal Registration on December 1902

a single ridge that divides into two but does not remain open and meet at a certain point to form the original single ridge.

Advocate the first state and penal use of fingerprint adopted in SingSing prison on June 5, 1903 later on Auburn Napanoch and Clinton Penitentiaries.

works on Surgery to forged his own fingerprints and was named “Man without fingerprin

took his own fingerprints twice with a lapse of forty-one years and show the ridges formation remains the same.

Developed the Henry System of Classification at Scotland Yard which was accepted by almost all English-speaking country. Known as Father of Fingerprint.

a recurving ridge which is complete with its should and free from any appendage

the first person Herschel printed the palm

This course covers the different methods of personal identification, as an aid to crime detection, investigation, information, and as evidence for prosecution of an offense/felony. It include the processes of recording, processing, preservation, and court presentation

(1968) CARPETAS fingerprint was used.

known as the Father of the first scientific method of Identification (Anthropometry)

is the scientific study of the arrangement of the sweat pores.

is a point along a ridge formation found at the center or near the center of the

the tiny opening/ the tiny white dots.

the next and above the basal done.

warden of the Federal Penitentiaries of Leaven Worth. Established the first official National Government use of fingerprint.

Father of Personal Identification. =Anthropometry.

is the science which deals with the study of the footprints.

is a metallic or glass plate where the ink is spread for purpose

identification unit herein was officially established by an act of congress in 1924

Developed the Arch. Loop and Whorl Patterns as general classification and identified nine (9) types of pattern. First to establish a Civil Bureau of Personal Identification. He said that the possibility of two prints being alike was 1:65,000,000,000.

First Filipino Fingerprint Technician employed by P.C.

is the science which deals with the study of the prints of the palms of the hand.

the first Filipina Chop-chop lady who was identified through fingerprint.

usually found at the center or innermost recurve.

a single ridges that curves back to the direction where it started.

That fingerprint is a positive and reliable means of identification. It cannot be easily be forged.

the depressed or canal like structure/ the white space between ridges.

two ridges that spread apart

is the skeletal finger covered with friction skin. It is made up of three bones.

a depth of more than 1 mm will constitute permanent scar.

Is the application of the principles of various sciences in solving problems in connection with the administration of justice.

is a special form of ink designed for taking fingerprint impression sometimes submitted with a printer’s ink.

usually a fixed card holder placed in a flat table designed to prevent the movement of the card in the course of the taking of the fingerprint

is a short ridge found at the top or summit of a recurve

first Filipina Fingerprint Technician

one who first taught FP in the Phils. (1900)

first American instructress in dactyloscopy.

Professor at the University of Bolognia, Italy, known for his discovery of the Epidermis and Dermis layer. Written the book entitled “De Externo Tactus Organo” Father of Dactyloscopy.

the elevated or hill like structure/ the black lines with tiny white dots.

is an 8” x 8” card designed for recording fingerprint impression

a geologist in New Mexico, adopted the first individual use of fingerprint in august 8, 1882 as a protection to prevent tampering with the pay order.

is the scientific study of fingerprint for purposes of personality interpretation.

the first to advocate the use of fingerprints as substitute for signature from among Indian native to avoid impersonation.

the first to state that fingerprints are never duplicated in two persons

A fingerprint was first used in China before the birth of Christianity.

are fingerprint impression taken individually by rolling each finger from one side to the other side and from the tip to the end of the first joint.

That the friction ridge once fully developed its arrangement will remains the same throughout man’s life.

known U.S. public enemy number one who attempt to destroy his own prints using corrosive acids.

gave the first examination in FP in 1927

the outermost layer

A Spanish counterpart of Henry who developed his own system of classification in Argentina and was accepted in almost all Spanish Speaking country.

a ridge formation in which a single ridge splits or divides into two or more ridges. It resembles a fork shape

An Englishman who informally introduced Dactyloscopy in the United States in his book “ Life in the Mississippi” and “ Pupp n Head Wilson”. Francis Galton

is a part of a loop of whorl pattern surrounded by the type lines and consisting of the delta, the core and other ridges.

is the scientific study of fingerprint as a means of identification.

destruction of the friction skin can either be temporary or permanent. Generally temporary destruction occur when only the epidermis layer of the friction skin has been damage, while permanent damage can be injected to the friction skin due to damage to the dermis layer.

describes the ridges and pores of the hands and feet (Philosophical Transaction) presented in Royal Society of London, England. Father of Plant Anatomy

is a diverging ridge that tends to surround the pattern area and serves as a basic boundary of fingerprint impression.

United States leading case wherein the first conviction based on fingerprint was recognized by the judicial authorities

are impression made by simultaneously pressing the finger to the card, use as a reference to classification.

An Australian magistrate to described Search for Truth as the ultimate goal of all investigative and detective works. He is known as the Father of Modern Criminalistics.

is the science which deals with the study of skin pattern. It is derived from two Greek words, Derma which means Skin and Glype which means Carve

it is located at the base of the finger nearest the palm.

First private school to install laboratories for instruction purposes in dactyloscopy.

it refers to an abrupt end of a ridge

is the practical application of the science of fingerprints.