Compound Light microscope Flashcards

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Eyepiece or Ocular

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Lens the viewer looks through contains 10x power lens (Magnifies 10x)

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Coarse Adjustment knob

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Bring specimen into general focus

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Fine adjustment knob

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-Fine tunes focus and increases details of specimen

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Revolving nose piece

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A rotating turnet that holds objective lens

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Objective lens

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Lenses that range in power from 4x-400x

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Stage

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Flat platform where specimen is held

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Stage clips

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Metal clips that hold specimen in place

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Diaphragm

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Adjusts amount of light that reaches specimen

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9
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Lamp or mirror

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Light source

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Arm

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Connects body to base of microscope

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11
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Base

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Supports microscope and is where the lamp is located

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12
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Specimen or Slide

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Object being examined most specimen are mounted on slides

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