Part 03: Other Instruments/Equipment

Question 1

conical at the bottom to collect the heavier parts of the sample being centrifuged

Answer 1

centrifuge tube

Question 2

• can be plain or graduated and produces supernatant fluid and precipitate

Answer 2

centrifuge tube

Question 3

used in spectrophotometric measurements

Answer 3

cuvets

Question 4

measurement of duran tube (cuvet)

Answer 4

12x100mm

Question 5

is square or round cuvets preferred?

Answer 5

square since it has parallel optical surfaces and a consistent light path

Question 6

pipettes can be categorized:

Answer 6

manual or automatic

Question 7

separate bulbs or pumps draw the liquid into the tube

Answer 7

pipettes

Question 8

what kind of pipetting is strictly forbidden?

Answer 8

mouth pipetting

Question 9

given reagent to its final volume with prescribed diluent

Answer 9

volumetric flask

Question 10

ideal flask measuring/mixing (swirling)/heating

Answer 10

erlynmeyer

Question 11

• easy pouring and transferring of reagents

Answer 11

beaker

Question 12

can be used for incubation

Answer 12

beaker

Question 13

container for heating of reagents or samples and container vessel of reagents

Answer 13

beaker

Question 14

more accurate and precise but should not be used for volumetric analysis

Answer 14

graduated cylinder

Question 15

for filtration and dispensing

Answer 15

funnel

Question 16

• for mixing chemicals

Answer 16

stirring rod

Question 17

Types of thermometer

Answer 17

• liquid in glass, immersion, electronic thermometer, digital thermometer

Question 18

kinds of immersion thermometers

Answer 18

partial immersion, total immersion, surface thermometer

Question 19

small, milliseconds in time

Answer 19

electronic thermometer

Question 20

electronic microscope is also called

Answer 20

thermistor probe

Question 21

• colored red liquid formerly containing mercury

Answer 21

liquid in glass thermometer

Question 22

• storage of powder and liquids that may be amber colored to protect light sensitive chemicals

Answer 22

reagent bottle

Question 23

types of disposable pipette tips

Answer 23

white, yellow, blue

Question 24

contains distilled water or lysol

Answer 24

wash bottle

Question 25

holds moisture loss to a minimum through sealing

Answer 25

parafilm/nescofilm/filter paper

Question 26

discharging hazardous liquids

Answer 26

rubber pipettol

Question 27

• unknown sample is read to get absorbance reading

Answer 27

spectrophotometer

Question 28

concentration of analyte and samples

Answer 28

spectrophotometer

Question 29

• suitable for separation of serum or plasma from blood cells

Answer 29

clinical centrifuge

Question 30

types of clinical centrifuges

Answer 30

1. bench top/table model
2. floortop/ floor model
3. refrigerated

Question 31

according to motor head/speed

Answer 31

1. horizontal head,
2. angle head
3. micro++
4. cytocentrifuge
5. ultracentrifuge

Question 32

used for incubation and has a controlled temperature at 37 c

Answer 32

water bath

Question 33

types of balances

Answer 33

analytical balance and rough balance

Question 34

• sterilizes instruments

Answer 34

hot air sterilizer

Question 35

thoroughly cleans pipets

Answer 35

pipette washer

Question 36

to cool or store

Answer 36

refrigerator