Of all the MILLIONS of fingers in the world there are only 8 fingerprint patterns. There's the Plain Arch, Tented Arch, Ulnar Loop, Radial Loop, Double Loop Whorl, Plain Whorl, Central Pocket Whorl, and Acciddental Whorl. Of course some have multiple names but the pattern is the same. Anyways, here is a short list of each one's discription:
Plain Arch-a small hill that forms an almost perfect equalateral triangle
Tented Arch: a Plain Arch extended upwards
Ulnar Loop: curvy L figure
Radial Loop: backwards curvy L figure
Double Loop: two intwined whorls
Plain Whorl: multiple cricles placed in the center
Central Pocket Whorl: Combination of the Tented Arch and a Plain Whorl Accidental Whorl: uncentered whorl(s) that may not form a circle
There are also different types of finger prints. They are as follows:
Direct: pressed into a medium such as blood, dirt, or substance in which the print (visible to the naked eye)
Latent: usually made from leaving sweat or bobily fluids that in turn leave a print ( not visible with the naked eye)
Plastic: an indentation into wax, clay or pliable substance (visible to the naked eye)
Picture link: http://onin.com/fp/fmiru/fppatterns.gif
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Good use of pictures! Maybe here would be a good place to include some of the more common types (if there are any) and whast kinds of fingerprints you found you had.
ReplyDeleteI like how you had placed in what the certain fingerprint looked liked by picture and by word discription
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