Apathologist who wants to examine a patient's liver cells to determine if the mitochondria have an internal structural defect will likely need to use a a pathologist who wants to examine a patient's liver cells to determine if the mitochondria have an internal structural defect will likely need to use a transmission electron microscope. scanning electron microscope. chromatin stain. light microscope.

The correct answer is "transmission electron microscope".

The transmission electron microscope can magnify the organelles of the cell clearly; as in light microscopes wherein most organelles cannot be visualized. TEM works by using a beam of electrons to pass through a specimen to make a clear image. Because of its superior magnification, mitochondrial defects can be visualized easily.

Attached is a sample picture of a transmission electron microscope image of a mitochondria.