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Which of the following methods is NOT a means of achieving sterilization?
What is the purpose of sterilizing surgical instruments and medications that enter an already aseptic part of the body?
What is the difference between sterilization and disinfection?
Which temperature range is recommended for prion elimination in autoclave treatment?
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Which strain of prion is inactivated relatively quickly by sterilization procedures?
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What is the purpose of indicator tape in autoclaving?
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What is the standard setting for a hot air oven in terms of temperature and time for sterilization?
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Which method of sterilization uses heated saturated steam under pressure to inactivate or kill microorganisms via denaturation of macromolecules?
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What is the formula for the number of microorganisms after sterilization time t, given the initial number N0 and the D-value?
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Which sterilization method is commonly used for heat- and moisture-sensitive medical devices?
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What is the aim of sterilization?
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Which lenses in an Abbe condenser control the light that passes through the specimen before entering the objective lens on the microscope?
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What does the abbreviation 'DIN' stand for in the context of microscope objective lenses?
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What is the purpose of retractable objective lenses in microscopes?
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Which part of the microscope houses the eyepiece and objective lenses?
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What is the function of the condenser lens in a microscope?
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What is the purpose of the rack stop in a microscope?
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What is the total magnification level when using a 10X eyepiece and a 40X objective lens?
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Which type of microscope has two eyepiece lenses?
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What is the purpose of an Abbe condenser in a microscope?
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What is the function of the arm in a microscope?
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What is the purpose of a camera adapter in a microscope?
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Which part of the microscope is responsible for concentrating the light on a specimen and increasing the resolution?
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What is the function of a cover slip in microscopy?
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Which type of microscope uses electrons rather than light to create an image of the target?
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What determines the total magnification of a microscope?
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Which part of the microscope holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily change power?
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What is the purpose of the stage clips on a microscope?
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What is the total magnification when using a 40x objective lens and a 10x eyepiece lens?
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What is the purpose of the illuminator on a microscope?
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Which type of immersion oil is more viscous?
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What is the formula for calculating the total magnification of a microscope?
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What is the purpose of the iris diaphragm on a microscope?
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What is the purpose of the rack stop on a microscope?
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Which part of the microscope is responsible for focusing the light on the specimen and adjusting the amount of light passing through?
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What are the three structural parts of a microscope?
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What are the optical parts of a microscope used for?
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Which part of a microscope is responsible for holding and supporting the microscope and its components?
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What is the function of the optical parts of a microscope?
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Which component of a microscope is responsible for magnifying the specimen according to its focal strength?
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Which type of microscope uses lenses to refract visible light that passed through a thinly sectioned sample to produce an observable image?
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When did the earliest known use of simple microscopes (magnifying glasses) date back to?
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What is the science of investigating small objects and structures using a microscope called?
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Who is credited with inventing the compound microscope?
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When did Galileo Galilei build his own improved version of the compound microscope?
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Who coined the name 'microscope' for the compound microscope?
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Who achieved up to 300 times magnification using a simple single lens microscope?
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Which type of microscope uses electrons rather than light to create an image of the target?
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What is the main purpose of fluorescence microscopy in biology?
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Who developed the first practical confocal laser scanning microscope?
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Which microscope technique is approaching the resolution of electron microscopes?
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