Lesson 1 - Microscope

Question 1

any technique for producing visible images of structures or details too small to otherwise be seen by the human eye, using a microscope or other magnification tool.

Answer 1

Microscopy

Question 2

Instrument used to magnify objects that cannot be seen by the naked/unaided eye.

Answer 2

Microscope

Question 3

Light Microscope

Answer 3

is generally used to observe
microorganisms and sections of plants and animals

Question 4

Microscopy

Answer 4

any technique for producing visible images of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye using a microscope or other magnification tool

Question 5

Microscope

Answer 5

Instrument used to magnify objects that cannot be seen by the naked/unaided eye.

Question 6

eyepiece lens

Answer 6

this is where you look through

Question 7

Compound Microscope

Answer 7

It is an instrument that has two lenses (set of two lenses) these lenses is objectives and ocular.

Question 8

Arm

Answer 8

It is in the back of the microscope and supports the objectives and ocular.

Question 9

Base

Answer 9

bottom of the scope, it houses the light source, act as a handle to carry the scope

Question 10

Illuminator

Answer 10

light source of the microscope.

Question 11

Objective Lens

Answer 11

lens that is closest to the specimen.

Question 12

Oil immersion Lens

Answer 12

This is a 100x (100 times) objective lens.

Question 13

Revolving Nosepiece

Answer 13

holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily change power

Question 14

Coarse Adjustment Knob

Answer 14

used to bring the specimen into general focus. It moves the stage up and down

Question 15

Fine adjustment knob

Answer 15

makes smaller, more precise adjustments for fine focusing

Question 16

Objective Lenses

Answer 16

primary optical lenses on a microscope that gather light from the specimen and magnify its image.

Question 17

It provides the lowest magnification and the widest field of view

Answer 17

Scanning objective

Question 18

Low power objective

Answer 18

refers to the 10x objective lens. It provides a moderate magnification and is often used after the scanning objective to observe the specimen in more detail.

Question 19

High power objective

Answer 19

referring to the 40x objective lens. It offers a higher level of magnification for viewing finer details of the specimen.