microscopy Flashcards

1
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Who created the microscope that allowed you to see bacteria?

A

Leeuwenhoek

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2
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what magnification was the microscope Leeuwenhoek made?

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300x

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3
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What are the two main functions of the microscope?

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magnification and resolution

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4
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What is the ocular lens responsible for?

A

inverts what you are seeing

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5
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What is the parfocal responsible for?

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ensures you don’t have to adjust your focus when switching between objectives

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6
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how many lenses are there on a microscope? what are they?

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2, objective lense, ocular lense

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7
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what are the 4 objectives lenses?

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4x, 10x, 40x, 100x

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8
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what magnification does the ocular lens have?

A

10x

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9
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how do you determine total magnification?

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objective lens x ocular lens

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10
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what is resolution?

A

defined as the ability to distinguish two adjacent objects as distinct and separate

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11
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Resolution was mathematically done by whom? when?

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ernst abbe, 1870’s

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what are the two things resolution depends on?

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physical property of light (wavelength) and numerical aperture

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13
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what does numerical aperture (NA) refer to?

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light gathering capabilities of a lens

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14
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what is the equation for resolution?

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R= 0.61λ / NA

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15
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how do you enhance resolution?

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you have a better image when R is small

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16
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how do you make R small?

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decreased the wavelength of light used and increase numerical aperture

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17
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what is the equation of numerical aperture?

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NA= n x sin(theta)

18
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why can you see better on 40x and 100x objectives?

A

they allow for more light so you can see your image more clearly

19
Q

As you move through objectives you are increasing ________ and thus enhancing the ________ through the ocular.

A

numerical aperture, resolution

20
Q

what is the 100x referred to as?

A

oil emergent objective

21
Q

why does oil help enhance the image?

A

because oil has a higher refractor index of 1.5 than opposed to air 1.0

22
Q

why doe you start with the 4x objective when looking at a sample?

A

it has the widest field of view

23
Q

how is dark field microscopy different?

A

uses the opaque light stop, and uses a dark background

24
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T/F you cannot use staining procedures when using dark field microscopy.

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when do you use dark field microscopy? example?
when samples are hard to stain, spirochetes
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what would you use phase contrast microscopy for?
use to look at unstained organisms that are ALIVE. Gives you the ability to watch motility and inclusion bodies of cells
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why cant you use stains on bacteria you want alive?
stains kill bacteria
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immunofluorescence microscopy typically requires a ______ attached to an _____.
flourophore, antibody
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confocal microscopy
when you concentrate the excitation light to a specific focal point. this can create 3D images of the cells
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z series
allows you to have that 3D image of the cells
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what is the advantage of using electron microscopy?
electrons have a much smaller wavelength of light which equals much higher resolution
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what level of magnification can electron microscopes have?
100,000x - 300,000x
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T/F electrons can go through glass
false, they cannot so we use electromagnetic lenses
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what do electromagnetic lenses do? what do they require when using them?
Control the beam of electrons, require a vacuum which protects them form vibrations
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what are the two types of electron microscopes?
transmission, scanning
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what kind of sample does the transmission electron microscope require?
extremely thin specimen (20-100nm)
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are you able to see some internal structures using the transmission electron microscope?
yes, but in 2D
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scanning electron microscope
electrons don't pass through the sample, they just hit the sample. the microscope collects what comes back at us (back scattered electrons and secondary electrons)
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back scattered electrons
electrons that originate from the beam
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secondary electrons
electrons from atoms within your sample
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