Types of Microscope Preparations and Types of Microtomes

Question 1

Size of a microscope slide

Answer 1

75 x 26 mm (3 x 1 inch)

Question 2

Used to hold objects under a microscope

Answer 2

Microscope Slide

Question 3

The type of microscope slide that has round indentations/depressions in the slide

Answer 3

Concave Style

Question 4

The type of microscope slide that is flat and smooth on the surface

Answer 4

Flat Style

Question 5

Microscope slide that can be stored for a long time

Answer 5

Permanent Slide

Question 6

Few trapped air bubbles, less chance of sample loss

Answer 6

Permanent Slide

Question 7

Two types of temporary slides

Answer 7

Wet mount and Dry mount

Question 8

Made for short time observations

Answer 8

Temporary Slides

Question 9

Usually uses liquids, thus is discarded after use

Answer 9

Temporary Slide

Question 10

Uses liquids like water, glycerin, and oil immersion as a medium

Answer 10

Wet mount slides

Question 11

A liquid that has preserving characteristics

Answer 11

Glycerine

Question 12

Does not need a mounting medium

Answer 12

Dry Mount slide

Question 13

Places a cover slip

Answer 13

Dry mount slides

Question 14

It may lower low quality images

Answer 14

Dry mount slide

Question 15

There is heat involved

Answer 15

Heat Fixed Slide

Question 16

Immersion oil is placed directly on the slide and the 100x oil immersion objective is used to observe the bacteria

Answer 16

Heat Fixed Microscope Slide

Question 17

Smears, its angle determines the length of the smear; a steeper angle corrects a shorter smear

Answer 17

Smear Slide

Question 18

Designed for soft samples, literally squishes the specimen

Answer 18

Squash slides

Question 19

Stains the slides, samples such us iodine, methylene blue, and crystal violent

Answer 19

Staining slides

Question 20

Use for cutting sections at a specific thickness by sliding a block i to a cutting tool

Answer 20

Microtome

Question 21

Where the tissue is held in position

Answer 21

Block holder

Question 22

For the actual cutting and experience

Answer 22

Knife and carrier and knife

Question 23

To line up the tissue block in the proper position with the knife

Answer 23

Pawl, Ratchet feed wheel and adjustment screws

Question 24

Cutting serial sections of large blocks of paraffin embedded tissues

Answer 24

Rocking Microtome

Question 25

For cutting paraffin embedded section

Answer 25

Rotary Microtome

Question 26

For cutting celloidin embedded section

Answer 26

Sliding Microtome

Question 27

For cutting unembedded frozen sections

Answer 27

Freezing Microtome

Question 28

For cutting frozen sections

Answer 28

Cryostat or Cold Microtome

Question 29

For cutting sections for electron microscopy

Answer 29

Ultrathin Microscope