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.