UNIT 5 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

Aim: After this lesson, students are able to distinguish some lab equipment and
tools/ glassware in English.

The Microscope: Many of the diseases prevalent in hot climates are

communicable diseases, transmitted by organisms that can often be
seen under the microscope in specimen taken from patients.
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The autoclave: is used for the destruction of all micro-organisms

in or about an object (means sterilization), then the materials
treated become free from living micro-organisms. All types of
organisms are killed when apparatus is heated for 20 minutes at
120oC in autoclave under pressure.

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The centrifuge: When the spindles rotate the tubes are subjected
to centrifugal force. They swing out to the horizontal and the
particles in suspension in the liquids in the tubes are thrown to the
bottom of the tubes. The particles are compacted at the bottom of
the centrifuge tubes. These particles form the centrifuge deposit

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which can be separated from the supernatant fluid and examined. The deposit may
contain, for example:
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- blood cells,
- cells from the urinary tract (in urine)
- parasites eggs (in dilutes stools)
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Balances: Balances may be either electrically or manually

operated. They are used to weigh chemicals for production of
reagents, and cleanliness is essential if accurate results are to be
obtained the correct measurement.

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CIRCLE THE ODD ONE OUT:

1. A. needles B. syringes C. tubes D. chemical
2. A. transmit B. disinfect C. sterilize D. destruct
3. A. balance B. specimen C. microscope D. autoclave
4. A. diseases B. parasites C. micro-organisms D. bacteria

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5. Measurement and dispensing of liquids:Try to name the tools and glassware in
Vietnamese (if possible)? Which are available in your lab?

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REVIEW
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1. . . . . are used to weigh chemicals for production of reagents.
A. Centrifuges B. Autoclaves C. Balances D. Microscopes
2. Micro-organisms that transmit the diseases can be seen under a(n). . . . . .
A. centrifuge B. autoclave C. balance D. microscope
3. When the .... works, it creates a force that drives the body away from the
centre of the circular movement.
A. centrifuge B. autoclave C. balance D. microscope
4. The . . . . . is used for the destruction of all micro-organisms in or about an
object, then the materials treated become free from living micro-organisms.
A. centrifuge B. autoclave C. balance D. microscope
5. When the material is ..., it is separated into parts: the deposit on the bottom
and the spuernatant fluids above for examining:
A. weighed B. heated C. centrifuged D. exmined under microscope

WORD FORMATION- COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH CORRECT FORM:

Verb Noun Adjective Meaning
(Nghĩa)
1 Communicable
2 Sterile
3 Centrifuge
4 Move
5 Operate
6 Infectious
7 Disinfect
8 Destruction
9 Equip
10 Transmittable

REFERENCES
Manual Of Basic Techniques For A Health Laboratory, World Health Organization 2003.