compound light microscope

Question 1

the wide bottom part that supports the microscope

Answer 1

base

Question 2

the straight or curved vertical part that connects the base to the head

Answer 2

arm

Question 3

the upper part of the microscope that extends from the arm and contains the ocular lens

Answer 3

head

Question 4

removable eyepieces used to observe the microscope

Answer 4

ocular lens(es)

Question 5

the flat platform located beneath the objective lenses on which the microscope slide is placed

Answer 5

stage

Question 6

holds the slide securely in place with a spring clamp for viewing and can be moves

Answer 6

mechanical stage

Question 7

the smaller knob on each side of the microscope that is used for precision focusing

Answer 7

fine focus knob

Question 8

the light source on a microscope and has a dial

Answer 8

substage light

Question 9

iris diaphragm

Answer 9

located beneath the condenser, works similarly to the iris of the eye

Question 10

condenser

Answer 10

located just below the stage is a lens that condenses light through the specimen on the slide above

Question 11

objective lenses

Answer 11

a microscope will usually have 3 or 4 lenses mounted on a revolving nosepiece

Question 12

lenses that magnify an object 4x

Answer 12

scanning

Question 13

lenses that magnify an object 10x

Answer 13

low-power

Question 14

high-dry

Answer 14

lens that magnifies an object 40x

Question 15

microscopes with one ocular lens

Answer 15

monocular

Question 16

binocular

Answer 16

microscopes with 2 ocular lens

Question 17

objective lens X ocular lens=?

Answer 17

Total magnification (TM)

Question 18

scanning lens ___ X ocular lens_____=?

Answer 18

4X x 10X = 40 TM

Question 19

low-power lens___ X ocular lens___=?

Answer 19

10X x 10x=100 TM

Question 20

high-dry lens___X ocular lens__=?

Answer 20

40X x 10X= 400 TM