Laboratory Equipment

PART 2

By: Chris Bodolus

26. Weighing Paper

Paper that is moisture-

resistant and non-

absorbent.

27. Weighing Container

A container that is

moisture-resistant

and non-absorbment.

28. Spatula

A device, such as a

small wooden paddle,

used to press down

the tongue during an

examination of the

mouth or throat.

29. Parafilm

Flexible film that is

commonly used for

sealing or protecting

vessels.

30. Safety Glasses

Glass that resists

shattering, especially

a composite of two

sheets of glass with

an intermediate layer

of transparent plastic

used to protect eyes

of harmful chemicals.

31. Urine Cup With Lid

A cup to place urine for

testing with a lid for

cover.

32. Refractometer

Any of several

instruments used to

measure the index of

refraction of a

substance.

33. Centrifuge

An apparatus consisting

essentially of a

compartment spun

about a central axis to

separate contained

materials of different

specific gravities, or

to separate colloidal

particles suspended

in a liquid.

34. Centrifuge Tube

Calibrated, tube-shaped

glass container used

with laboratory

centrifuges for

volumetric analysis of

separable (solid-liquid

or immiscible liquid)

samples.

35. Microscope Slide

A small flat rectangular

piece of glass on

which specimens can

be mounted for

microscopic study.

36. Microscope Slid Cover Slip

Cover slips help give a

better view of any

small object under a

microscope or

magnifying glass, plus

allow few air bubbles.

37. Dual-View Microscope

A monocular microscope

with a second, vertical

viewing port. The vertical

port can be used with an

eyepiece for a second

person, such as an

instructor, to view the

specimen, or it can be

used with an adapter and

a video or still camera.

38. Monocular Microscope

Microscope having one

eyepiece, so that the

object can be viewed.

39. Binocular Microscope

Microscope having two

eyepieces, one for

each eye, so that the

object can be viewed

with both eyes.

40. Vacutainer Tubes

(red/lavender)A tube used for the

collection and storage

of blood.

41. 21 Gauge Vacutainer

NeedleNeedles used for

vacuum blood

extraction.

42. Tourniquet

A device, typically a

tightly encircling

bandage, used to

check bleeding by

temporarily stopping

the flow of blood

through a large artery

in a limb.

43. Wintrobe Tube

A tube to collect blood

for the Wintertobe

method.

44. Applicator Sticks

An instrument for

applying something,

such as medicine or

glue.

45. Coulter Machine

Measures hemoglobin

as well as the white

cell count, red cell

count, hematocrit,

and red cell indices.

46. Coulter Blood Mixer

A machine that mixes

blood.

47. Unopette Kit

An instrument that has

a kit to accurately

dilute the sample

before loading into

the hemacytometer

for counting.

48. Hemacytometer

An instrument for

counting the number

of blood cells in a

measured volume of

blood.

49. Lab Counter

A small counter with a

button used to count

things you see in a

specimen.

50. Capillary Tubes

A tube sufficiently fine

so that capillary

attraction of a liquid

into the tube is

significant.