1 Review Sheet: Microscopes and Intro Lab

Question 1

Coarse adjustment knob

Answer 1

causes stage (or objective lens) to move upward or downward

Question 2

Arm

Answer 2

Serves as a handle for carrying the microscope

Question 3

Condenser

Answer 3

Concentrates light onto the specimen

Question 4

Eyepiece

Answer 4

Contains a lens at the top of the body tube

Question 5

Iris diaphragm

Answer 5

Increases or decreases the light intensity

Question 6

Nosepiece

Answer 6

Part to which the objective lenses are attached

Question 7

Objective lens system

Answer 7

After light passes through the specimen, it enters this lens system

Question 8

Stage

Answer 8

Platform that supports a microscope slide

Question 9

Stage clip

Answer 9

Holds a microscope slide in position

Question 10

Serious membranes

Answer 10

Help lubricate, anchor, and isolate organs

Question 11

Where are the serious membranes located?

Answer 11

Various ventral body organs and cavities

Question 12

What does the parietal membrane do?

Answer 12

Line the wall of cavity`

Question 13

What does the visceral membrane do?

Answer 13

Line the wall of an organ