Date: July , 2014

Topic: Dactyloscopy
Resource Person: Alfredo Kahanding
Dermatoglyphics

Deals with the study of skin

Greek words DERMA which means SKIN and GLYPHE which means CARVE

Four Branches of Dermatoglyphics

1. Dactyloscopy
Science of identification by means of fingerprint
Dactyl which means Finger and SKOPIEN which means to EXAMINE
2. Chiroscopy
Study and examination of the palm of the hand.
CHEIR which means HAND and SKOPEIN which means to EXAMINE
3. Podoscopy
Study and examination of the sole of the foot.
PODO which means FOOT and SKOPEIN which means to EXAMINE
4. Poroscopy
Study and examination of sweat pores found in the friction skin.
Fingerprint

Impression made by the ridges on the inside of the first joint of a finger
or thumb which may be seen through the medium of sweat, ink or any
other ingredients capable of producing visibility.

Phalange

Skeletal finger covered with friction skin

Three distinct bones

1. Basal or Proximal Phalange
Located at the base of the finger nearest to the palm
2. Middle Phalange
Next and above the basal bone
3. Terminal Phalange
Located near the tip of the finger
Three Dogmatic Principles of Fingerprint
1. Principle of Constancy
Ridges are immutable, perennial and individual from the beginning of
the third month of the embryonic period until decomposition sets in
after death.

2. Principle of Variation
No two prints of the different person nor the neighboring fingers of the
same person has ever been found to be identical in all respects.
3. Principle of Infallibility
Mans fingerprint cannot be forged.
Friction Skin

Epidermal hairless skin found on the lower surface of the hands and
feet covered with ridges and furrows.

Two Fundamental Layers of the Friction Skin

1. Epidermis
Outer layer of the skin
2. Dermis
Inner layer of the skin
Two Component Parts of the Friction Skin
1. Ridges
Hill-like structures found on the epidermis of the skin containing sweat
pores
2. Furrows
Canals or depressions found between the ridges