Tishk International University Faculty of Science Medical Analysis Department

Lab Instrumentation & Lab safety

1st Grade- Fall Semester 2020-2021

Basic Concepts Lect. 2

Dr. Kazhan I. Mahmood Kazhan.ibrahim@tiu.edu.iq

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

n  Explain the basic laboratory concepts

Introduction

n  What is laboratory or lab?

- A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching

Clinical laboratory?

-  Is a place where examination of materials  derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information on diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.

Example: Body fluids, tissues, or cells

Laboratory instrumentation n  Is the use or application

of instruments for observation, measurement, or control.

n  It involves the use of or operation with instruments; especially: the use of one or more instruments in carrying out laboratory tests.

Laboratory techniques n  Are the sum of procedures

used on pure and applied sciences in order to conduct an experiment, all of them follow scientific method.

Laboratory equipment

n  Refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory.

n  Laboratory equipment is generally used to either perform an experiment or to take measurements and gather data.

n  Larger or more sophisticated equipment is generally called a scientific instrument.

Laboratory apparatus

•  Is a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose.

•  The most common utensils and appliances that you need while performing hands on activities in a laboratory.

Example of lab equipment

Microscope

Laboratory refrigerator

Incubator

Autoclave

Biological Safety Cabinets

Weighing balance

Hot plate / stir plate

Water bath

Bunsen burner

Laboratory Oven

Learning Objectives

Now, you will be able to:

n  Explain the basic laboratory concepts

Thank you