Question

before scrapping the inner side of cheek to prepare our a temporary Mount of cheek cell the mouth is rinsed to:
remove food particles
make it alkaline
avoid injury
make it acidic​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Option A is the right answer

Answer 2

Before scrapping the inner side of the cheek to prepare a temporary mount of cheek cells, the mouth is rinsed- to remove food particles.

• Before preparing a temporary mount of cheek cells, we need to take some precautions. This will ensure the easy study of human cells under the microscope.
• First of all, the mouth should be rinsed properly to remove food particles. Then, we should gently scrape cheek cells using a clean toothpick to avoid injury. Properly place the coverslip on the slide to avoid entry of air bubbles.
• These precautions are important to make a proper temporary mount of human cheek cells.