Microscopy Flashcards
Exact opposite of bright field microscope
Dark field microscope
Forms a dark image against a “brighter background”
Bright Field microscope
Specimens viewed under electron microscope are _____
Dead
Type of EM that looks at the surface of objects
Scanning electron microscope
Two major types of microscope
Light microscope and Phase contrast microscope
An instrument that enlarges images and allows visualization of morphological cellular details that are too small to be seen by the unaided eyes
Microscope
Light microscope uses _____ to bend and focus light rays and create magnified images of small objects
Glass lenses
Type of microscope that uses electron streams instead of light to examine objects up to nano scales
Electron microscope
Specimens viewed under the light microscope are often need to be ______ to make them visible
stained with a coloured dye
The oldest and simplest design of microscope
Light microscope
Type of EM that looks at the internal structure of the objects
Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Most commonly used microscope in the laboratory
Bright Field Microscope
Type of microscope that uses high powered light waves to provide unique images viewing options that are unavailable with traditional microscope
Fluorescent microscope
