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GLT 311 General Laboratory Technique

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences28 topics

GLT 311 covers 28 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Laboratory glassware and simple equipment
  2. Uses of laboratory wares
  3. Laboratory fittings and joints
  4. Greases and cleansing reagents
  5. Cleaning, storage and maintenance of wares
  6. Calibration of glassware
  7. Graduation vs calibration
  8. Effects of heat on calibrated glassware
  9. Reading fluid levels in glassware
  10. Graduating simple glassware
  11. Glassware for laboratory storage
  12. Glassware as laboratory containers
  13. Laboratory glassware and storage containers
  14. Chemical storage precautions
  15. Laboratory balances: principles and types
  16. Balance accuracy, precision and sensitivity
  17. Balance calibration, installation and minor repairs
  18. Microscopes: types, parts and uses
  19. Microscope magnification and operating principles
  20. Microscope maintenance and minor repairs
  21. Laboratory heating apparatus
  22. Autoclaves, ovens and sterilization
  23. Cooling equipment and freezing principles
  24. Temperature measurement equipment and scales
  25. Microtomy and microtome knives
  26. Basic electrical appliances and wiring
  27. Care and maintenance of audio-visual aids
  28. Simple and rapid diagnostic investigation kits

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Laboratory glassware and simple equipment

Mastering laboratory glassware and simple equipment is essential for accurate measurements, safe handling, and proper experimental design in medical and health science labs. Students must recognise the function of each vessel—beakers, flasks, graduated cylinders, pipettes, burettes—and understand how to use them correctly to avoid errors and hazards.

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