Lab 1 Report– Lab Safety and Introduction to Microscopy /20

Part A - Safety (8 marks)

1. Insert a picture of the labelled diagram of the lab completed in class. (2 marks)

2. Your lab partner removed their safety glasses in lab and an unknown chemical
splashed in their eyes. (2 marks)

A. Check off all applicable suitable steps you would take.

✔ inform the lab instructor
✔ keep calm
scream for help
✔ ask your lab partner if they are ok
B. Using your diagram, describe where you would find any relevant safety
features in the lab in response to this incident.
The eye wash station by the second exit attached to the lower part of the
shower at the front of the room.

3. A piece of lab equipment caught fire during use. What procedure should be
followed? (2 marks)
Have you or your lab partner tell your instructor about the fire well the
other gets the fire fire extinguisher and puts out the fire.

4. What items must be worn for all laboratory classes? Select all that apply.(2
marks)

✔ closed toed shoes

Durham College sweat shirt
✔ lab coat
✔ safety glasses
sandles
Part B - Microscopy Introduction (8 marks)
1. Label the indicated parts of the microscope.(4 marks)

A Select Proper
ocular/eye Lab
piece
B Select
arm orProper Lab body
microscope

C Select Proper
objective lens Lab

D Select Proper
mechanical Label
stage

2. Choose the correct function of the following parts of the microscope? (3 marks)

A. The microscope objectives

magnify the image on the slide
B. The fine focus adjustment
bring the object on the slide into focus
C. The X – Y adjust

move the slide stage

3. What could be a possible cause if there was no light when you looked down the
eye piece to view your slide? (1 mark)

The plug is not plumed in or the switch is turned off or the bulb is dead

Part C - Examination of Cheek Epithelial Cells (4 marks)

1. Insert the labelled sketch of the cheek cell from lab. (3 marks)

Label
2. What was the purpose of adding the iodine to the microscope slide of the cheek
cell swab? (1 mark)

The purpose of adding iodine to the microscope slid of the cheek cell swab was
To stain the cells so we could locate the the nucleus and distinguish one cell
from another.