Lab 3 : Microscope and Tissues

Question 1

What is the name of the microscope?

Answer 1

Compound light microscope

Question 2

The study of tissues is called what.

Answer 2

Histology

Question 3

Your body needs what to function.

Answer 3

Order

Question 4

Identify 1.

Answer 4

Body tube

Question 5

Identify 2 and 3

Answer 5

2. body tube
   3.mechanical stage control knobs

Question 6

Identify 4 and 5.

Answer 6

4. Rotating nosepiece
5. Objective lenses

Question 7

Identify 6 and 7.

Answer 7

6. Stage
7. Condenser

Question 8

Identify 8, 9, and 10.

Answer 8

8. iris diaphragm lever
9. adjustment knobs
10. Substage Illuminator (Lamp)

Question 9

What total magnification will be achieved if 10x eyepiece and the 10x objective are used?

Answer 9

100x

Question 10

What total magnification will be achieved if the 10x eyepiece and the 100x objective are used?

Answer 10

1,000x

Question 11

What increases or decreases the light intensity on the microscope?

Answer 11

Iris diaphragm

Question 12

What is the platform that supports a microscope slide called?

Answer 12

Stage

Question 13

What concentrates light onto the specimen?

Answer 13

Condenser

Question 14

What causes the stage to move upward or downward?

Answer 14

Adjustment knobs

Question 15

After light passes through the specimen, it enters this lens system that is called. 

Answer 15

Objective lens system. 

Question 16

What holds a microscope slide in position?

Answer 16

Stage clip. 

Question 17

What contains a lens at the top of the body tube?

Answer 17

Eyepiece
(ocular)

Question 18

What serves as a handle for carrying the microscope?

Answer 18

Arm

Question 19

What are the objective lenses attached to what is it called?

Answer 19

Nosepiece.

Question 20

What is the circular area seen through the eyepiece?

Answer 20

Field of view.

Question 21

What are the four major types of tissues?

Answer 21

Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous

Question 22

What is the definition of epithelial tissue?

Answer 22

What covers the bodies external and internal surfaces and compromise most glands. 

Question 23

What is the definition of connective tissue?

Answer 23

Binds and supports parts of the body.

Question 24

What is the definition of muscle tissue?

Answer 24

Muscle tissue makes movement possible. 

Question 25

 what is the definition of nervous tissue?

Answer 25

Help to control and coordinate body activities.

Question 26

Describe simple squamous epithelium. 

Answer 26

Single thin layer and flattened cells. 

Question 27

Describe simple cuboidal epithelium.

Answer 27

Single layer and cube shaped cells. 

Question 28

Describe simple columnar epithelium. 

Answer 28

Single layer and elongated narrow cells

Question 29

Describe adipose tissue.

Answer 29

Closely packed cells

Question 30

Describe elastic connective tissue.

Answer 30

densely packed and branched fibers. 

Question 31

Describe hyaline cartilage tissue. 

Answer 31

Fine network of fibers and it appears glassy. 

Question 32

Describe compact bone.

Answer 32

Vascular and there’s many collagen fibers

Question 33

Describe blood tissue. 

Answer 33

Cells and platelets in plasma

Question 34

Describe skeletal muscle tissue.

Answer 34

Long, threadlike cells and striated. 

Question 35

Describe smooth muscle tissue.

Answer 35

Spindle-shaped cells and single central nucleus.

Question 36

Describe cardiac muscle tissue.

Answer 36

Branched cells and striated
(Usually have a single nucleus)

Question 37

Describe nervous tissue.

Answer 37

Neurons with long cellular processes.