Classification and uses of finger prints / by Sir E.R. Henry.

  • Edward Henry
Date:
1913
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Credit: Classification and uses of finger prints / by Sir E.R. Henry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Core; Point of core; Inner terminus.— The core of a Loop may consist either of an even or an uneven number of ridges (termed “ rods ) not joined together thus : •or it may consist of two ridges formed together at .their summit (termed “ staple ”), thus : 'Where the core consists of an uneven number of •rods, the top of the central rod is the “ point of the core.” If the core is a staple, the shoulder of the •staple that is farthest from the delta is taken as the “ point of the core,” the nearer shoulder counting as :a separate ridge. Where the core consists of an even number of rods, the two central ones are considered .as joined at their summits by an imaginary neck, and, of these two, the shoulder farthest from the delta is the “ point of the core.” In Whorls circular or •elliptical in form, the centre of the first ring is the Fig. 5 Ftg. 6