Lab Quiz (Microscope)

Question 1

BASE

Answer 1

Sits on table and stabilize microscope

Question 2

ARM

Answer 2

Rises up and holds most parts of the microscope.

Question 3

ROTATABLE HEAD

Answer 3

Swivels and holds prisms

Question 4

MECHANICAL STAGE

Answer 4

Flat platform, that slide rests on.

Question 5

ILLUMINATOR

Answer 5

Light source

Question 6

CONDENCER

Answer 6

Directs light into the sample.

uses blue filter to increase resolution

Question 7

DIAPHRAGM

Answer 7

REGULATES amount of light PASSING TO THE SAMPLE.

LOCATED WITHIN THE CONDENCER

Question 8

ROTATABLE NOSEPIECE

Answer 8

Turns to change objective lense power.

Question 9

OBJECTIVE LENSE

Answer 9

lense closer to the slide

4x 10x 40x 100x

Question 10

OCULAR LENSE

Answer 10

The lense in eyepiece

ours is 10x

Question 11

COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

Answer 11

Rises and lowers the slide by LARGE AMOUNT to bring object into focus.

Question 12

FINE ADJUSTMENT

Answer 12

Rises and lowers the slide by SMALL amounts to bring OBJECT into focus.

Question 13

STAGE ADJUSTMENT

Answer 13

Metal clamp that holds slide in place

Question 14

STAGE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

Answer 14

Control movement of stage adjustment.
Top back and forth along Y-axis
Bottom is one for Right and left Along X axis

Question 15

On/off switch

Answer 15

Controls power to illuminator

Question 16

LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROL

Answer 16

Regulate amount of light produced by illuminator

from dim to bright