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Lab: Microscopes Flashcards

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1
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on a microscope you look through a …

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optical lens

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2
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10x, 40, 100x are …

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objective lenses

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3
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the objective lenses are held together by the …

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nose piece

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4
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…. is the flat platform in which the slide is placed

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stage

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5
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…. clips the the slide in place

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mechanical stage

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…. moves the slide up, down, left and right

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mechanical stage control knobs

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what is it called when looking through two optical lenses?

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binocular viewing

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8
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objective lens 4x is the …

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scanning objective

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objective lens 10x is the …

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low-power objective

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objective lens 40x is the …

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high-power objective

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11
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objective lens 100x is the …

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oil immersion objective

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adjusts the amount of light that comes through (between the stage and the light source) is the …

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iris diaphragm

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13
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the larger dial near the fine focus knob is the …

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coarse adjustment knob

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14
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the magnification on the four objectives include (smallest# to largest#)….

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4x
10x
40x
100x

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15
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next to the magnification of the objectives is the …

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numerical aperture

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16
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below the magnification (labeled WD) is the…

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working distance

17
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what objective has the greater numerical aperture? (4x,10x,40x, or 100x)

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100x

18
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what objective has the greater resolving power? (4x,10x,40x, or 100x)

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100x

19
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total magnification equation:

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objective lens multiplied by ocular lens

20
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resolving power equation:

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wavelength divided by the numerical aperture multiplied by two

21
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… is the range between the nearest and furthest fields

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depth of field

22
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… is the maximum circular area visible when looking through a microscope

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field of view

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