MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dry mount: A specimen is placed on a slide with or without a coverslip over it. This method is useful for viewing dry specimens such as hair or pollen. Wet mount: A specimen is placed on a drop of water on the slide, with a coverslip placed over it. This is often used for viewing cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Place the coverslip at a 45-degree angle with one edge touching the water and let go. The coverslip will fall over the sample and be held in place by surface tension. (This method should prevent any air bubbles under the coverslip, as these will affect your ability to view the sample.) Your slide is ready to be viewed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A wet mount is made by placing a fluid solution on a slide, suspending a specimen in a solution, and then covering the specimen and the solution with a cover slide. Why would use a wet mount? To increase the specimens translucency and to make it easier to stain.