OSPE microscope

Question 1

light microscope

Answer 1

Used to observe living cells, to study their normal behaviors (e.g., migrating or dividing) under the microscope

Question 2

compound microscope

Answer 2

Used in laboratories, schools, wastewater treatment plants, veterinary offices, and for histology and pathology

Used to view a variety of samples, that includes blood cells, cheek cells, parasites, bacteria, algae, tissue, and thin sections of organs
10x,40x, 100x, 400x

Question 3

inverted microscope

Answer 3

40x, 100x and sometimes 200x and 400x

analyze and study in-vitro fertilization, live cell imaging, developmental biology, cell biology, neuroscience, and microbiology

Question 4

fluorescence microscope

Answer 4

Used to image samples that fluoresce (absorb one wavelength of light and emit another)
Light of one wavelength is used to excite the fluorescent molecules, and the light of a different
wavelength that they emit is collected and used to form a picture
must be labeled with a fluorescent dye or tag

To visualize Protozoan parasites, Plasmodium, tubercle bacilli, to detect surface antigens and antibodies

Question 5

confocal microscope

Answer 5

uses a laser to excite a thin layer of the sample and collects only the emitted light coming from the target layer, producing a sharp image without interference from fluorescent molecules in the surrounding layers

Question 6

Electron Microscope

Answer 6

Used for detection of viruses, examine not just whole living cells, but also the subcellular structures and compartments within them

Question 7

Dark field microscope

Answer 7

Used to identify the living, unstained cells and thin bacteria like spirochetes which cannot be visualized by light microscopy

Question 8

Phase contrast microscope

Answer 8

Used to study living cells and their natural behavior (motility, inner cellular components in detail)