Microscopy For Younger People  (and beginners?)
by Mol Smith

What to explore with a Microscope

Biology (Optical Micro-biology)

 

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The microscope is a main tool of medicine. Many diseases and biological failures are determined by inspection of a small section of tissue, or blood, under a microscope.

For the hobbyist or student, looking at prepared specimen slides of various sections of human biological tissue is a self-educational pursuit.

Very young people, less than 10 years old would probably be bored or turned off of microscopy if looking at prepared biological sections. It requires practice to understand the very  flat imagery. But young teenagers interested in biology will be excited to look at real tissue instead of photos on the Internet. Slides are normally made commercially using professional staining and slicing techniques.

 

Human & Animal tissue: blood cells, sperm, ovaries, striated muscle, vein, artery, skeleton muscle intestine, nerves, brain cells, kidney, liver, heart muscle, white cells, bone, human parasites and diseases...

A compound  monocular microscope is best with understage lighting as the specimens are thin and transparent.

   

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CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONES ARE SHOWN HERE?
HOVER YOUR MOUSE OVER TO FIND OUT.

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