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Microscope Flashcards

1
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What are the 12 parts of the microscope

A
  1. Eyepiece lens
  2. Body
  3. Arm
  4. Nosepiece
  5. Objective lens
  6. Diaphragm
  7. Stage
  8. Stage adjustment knob
  9. Base
  10. On/off switch
  11. Coarse focus
  12. Fine focus
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2
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How to properly take care of a microscope

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Hold the microscope with a hand gripping the arm, while the other hand is holding under the base. Use dust covers

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3
Q

What is immersion oil used for?

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It is used for the IOI or the immersion oil objective lens

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4
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What is Lens paper used for?

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Used for cleaning glass components like when removing immersion oil

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5
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Where do you put the specimen on before using the microscope

A

Glass slide and cover slips

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6
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What does the color “Red” represent in objective lenses?

A

Scanning objective Lens

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7
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What does the color “Blue” represent in objective lenses?

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High power objective Lens

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8
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What does the color “White” represent in objective lenses?

A

Immersion Oil objective lens

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9
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What does the color “yellow” represent in objective lenses?

A

Low power objective Lens

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10
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Magnification of a red lens

A

4X

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11
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Magnification of a white lens

A

100X

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12
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Magnification of a yellow lens

A

10x

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13
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Magnification of a blue lens

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40X

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14
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How to solve for the total magnification ?

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Multiply the eyepiece and objective magnification

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15
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Why is adding immersion oil important?

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For the oil to be able to focus light and to be able to see the specimen clearly

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16
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Increase in the apparent size of an object

A

Magnification

17
Q

Measure of the clarity of the image

A

Resolution

18
Q

Composed of 2 lenses

A

Compound Microscope

19
Q

Gives a larger/wider view of the specimen

A

LPO (low power objective)

20
Q

Gives a finer view of the specimen

A

HPO (high power objective)

21
Q

What will you use when using HPO and OIO

A

Fine focus

22
Q

When you increase the size of the specimen the __________ will decrease

A

Clarity

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