This is a small triangular piece of lung on a rectangular piece of tape that has been mounted on a round metal specimen holder for the scanning electron microscope. The sample is approximately life-sized on your screen. The metal stub measures 3/4 inch in diameter. This picture was taken with a macro camera (which uses visible light, a glass lens, and photographic film). This specimen is placed in the specimen chamber of the scanning electron microscope for the next picture.
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