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.
If a harmful substance was splashed in your eye you would go the eye was
station located at the front of the lab on the left side. That is also where the
shower is if the spill was larger.
3. A piece of lab equipment caught fire during use. What procedure should be
followed? (2 marks)

Inform the lab instructor immediately. Get the fire extinguisher (which is
beside the door on the right side of the classroom at the front) if the fire
4. What
can beitems must be
contained. worn forthe
Evacuate all lab
laboratory
by one classes?
of the twoSelect
doorsall
at that apply.(2
the front of
marks)
the lab on either side.

✔ 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 lens could not be set properly, or the light could be turned off, or dimmed.

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)

Iodine stains the cells so they be viewed under a microscope.