GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A microscope slide is a thin flat piece of glass, typically 75 by 26 mm (3 by 1 inches) and about 1 mm thick, used to hold objects for examination under a microscope. Typically the object is mounted (secured) on the slide, and then both are inserted together in the microscope for viewing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spring loaded metal clips on the microscope stage are used to hold the slide in place.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microscope slides have to be made of optical quality glass. Some of the best microscope slides are made of soda-lime glass or borosilicate glass. Sometimes special optical quality transparent plastics are used. Fused quartz is used instead of glass when fluorescent light is going to be used to illuminate the subject.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main function of the cover slip is to keep solid specimens pressed flat, and liquid samples shaped into a flat layer of even thickness. This is necessary because high-resolution microscopes have a very narrow region within which they focus.

Detailed explanation-5: -A coverslip also called a coverglass is usually made of thin pieces of borosilicate glass that are used to cover specimens viewed on a microscope slide.