Compound Microscope Flashcards
What is the eyepiece sometimes known as?
The ocular lens.
How do you properly hold a microscope?
One hand on the arm and the other on the bottom of the base.
The _____adjument knob allows for more focusing on the specimen.
The fine adjustment knob.
The_____turns on the light
Light switch
The____has a hole in the center to allow light to come through
Stage
If the eyepiece is 10X and the objective lens is 4X,
then the total magnification is _____ X.
40x
Another term for the body tube is_____
head
The objective lenses are attached to the
________________________________.
Nosepiece
The __________________________ provide options
for magnification.
Objective lenses
The _____________________ hold the slide to the stage.
Stage clips
The 4X magnification objective lens is usually the
____________ power lens.
low
The _______________ connects the lens system to
the stage and base.
Arm
The ____________ power objective lens offers the
most amount of magnification.
high
The 10x lens is usually the______power lens
Medium
Visually enlarging a specimen using lenses is doing what?
Magnifying it
The high power lens usually provides ___ X magnification.
40x
This supports the weight of the microscope.
Base
The part you look into.
Ocular lens or eyepiece
The ___ lens focuses light onto the specimen.
Condenser lens
This controls the size of a hole under the stage.
Diaphragm
The illuminator is also the ___.
Light source
This supports the slide that contains the specimen.
Stage
If you look into a microscope with a 10X ocular lens and
a 40X objective lens, what is your total magnification?
400x
This connects the eyepiece to the rotating nosepiece.
head/body tube
The ___ adjustment knob is the first one used to focus
onto the specimen.
Coarse
The rotating ___ can be moved to switch between the
objective lenses.
Nosepiece
How do you find the total magnification?
Multiply the total magnification of the objective lens(4x,10x,40x) and the eyepiece(10x)
