Model : 12

1. Prepared (Permanent) Slides

   • Fixed and stained specimens sealed with a coverslip.

   • Used for educational and diagnostic purposes.

   • Examples: Onion root tip (mitosis), human blood smear, muscle tissue.

2. Wet Mount Slides

   • Fresh, temporary slides where the specimen is placed in liquid (usually water or saline) and covered with a coverslip.

   • Common for observing live organisms like protozoa or algae.

3. Smear Slides

   • Often used in pathology and microbiology (e.g., blood, bacterial smears).

   • Specimen is spread thinly across the slide and stained.

4. Section Slides

   • Thin slices of tissue (often paraffin-embedded) stained and mounted.

   • Used in histology and pathology to study cellular structures.