Types
Parts
Quality Assessment
Alignment of Illumination
Miscellaneous
100
also called compound light microscopes because they have two lens systems,
What is The Bright-field Microscope
100
another name for ocular
What is eyepiece
100
the microscopist should follow good microscopy practice in the care and use of the microscope to prevent what?
What is damage to the insturment
100
The path of light through the microscope must be properly what to have good resolution?
What is aligned
100
the microscope is a what instrument used in may departments?
What is valuable
200
provides an improved way of viewing unstained cells.
What is the phase-contrast microscope
200
the microscope arm connects the objectives and the eyepieces to what?
What is the microscope base
200
Oculars and what should be cleaned before and after each use.
What are objective lenses
200
what can cause poor resolution, artifacts, and unevenly lit fields of view?
What is incorrect alignment
200
A large clinical laboratory will usually have several what microscopes
What is bright-field
300
the light in the center of the condenser is blocked to cause light to hit the specimen at a high angle, scattering the light rays.
What is Dark Field Microscope
300
Focuses or directs the available light into the objective as it is raised or lowered
What is the condenser
300
the use of what improves resolution by filling the space between the objective and the specimen.
What is immersion Oil
300
The technique of centering and aligning or focusing the light path using the field diaphragm is called what?
What is Kohler
300
Microscopes can be equipped with special optics such as?
What are phase-contrast or DIC optics.
400
Uses ultraviolet light to illuminate the specimen
What is Epi-fluorecence Microscope
400
Used to focus with the low-power objective only.
What is course adjustment
400
After teh oil-immersion objective is used, the what and what should be cleaned to remove any residual oil?
What are the objective lenses and condenser
400
When looking at a specimen on a slide how are the edges of the diaphragm brought in to focus?
What is raising or lowering the condenser
400
What are the three most common specimens that are examined and evaluated using the microscope in a clinic?
What is urine, blood and bacterial smears
500
lasers are used as the illumination source
What is Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
500
the underside of the microscope arm contains what?
What is the nosepiece
500
What can become damaged or cloudy if not taken care of appropriately?
What are Lenses
500
What is adjusted to produce the desired contrast?
What is the Condenser iris diaphragm
500
Much waht is required to become a competent microscopist?
What is practice
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