A foreign object that is visible through a microscope, but is unrelated to the specimen and may be misinterpreted when the specimen is examined, is a(n) ____. 

A. reagent
B. calibration
C. artifact
D. standard
E. control


C. artifact
An artifact is a foreign object that is visible through a microscope, but is unrelated to the specimen.

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