Practical Skills (x4)

Planning

Implementation

Analysis

Evaluation

Microscopy (PAG 1)

Preparation and Examination of Microscope Slides (x4)

Dry Mount

Wet Mount

Squash Slides

Smear Slides

Staining (PAG 1)

Limitations of the light microscope:

What are stains used for?

Preparation before staining

Charged dyes

Differential Staining.
Name Two Techniques

Gram Staining

Acid-fast

Stages involved with fixing samples to stages.

Risk management:

Scientific drawings (PAG 1)

Ultrastructure of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells (Similarities and Differences)

Nucleus

DNA

DNA organisation

Extra chromosomal DNA

Organelles

Cell Walls

Ribosomes

Cytoskeleten

Reproduction

Cell Type

Cell-surface membrane

You should be able to identify the following features of skeletal muscle (stained)

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Histology of the pancreas: Identify and examine stained sections of the pancreas to show the histology of the endocrine tissues

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Histology of the Liver

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Structures and functions of the components of the mammilian gaseous exchange system

Trachea

Bronchus

Bronchioles

Alveoli

Dissection (PAG 2)

Structure of the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins.

Arteries/Arterioles

Capillaries

Veins/ Venules

The Heart

Transport systems in dicotyledonous plants

The vascular bundle arrangement inthe stems & reasons

The vascular bundle arrangement in in the roots & reasons

The vascular bundle arrangement in in the dicot leaves & reasons

The Kidney

Increase the visibility of nephons