microscope Flashcards
who invented the microscope?
zacharias janssen & anton van leeuwenhoek
what are the 11 parts of a microscope?
ocular lens
revolving nosepiece
objectives
arm
stage clips
stage
diaphragm
coarse adjustment knob
fine adjustment knob
illuminator
base
ocular lens
where we look through, magnifies specimen
base
supports the microscope
revolving nosepiece
holds the objective lenses
arm
used to carry the microscope, supports upper part of microscope
stage
where the slides is placed
stage clips
hold the slide in place
diaphragm
controls the amount of light that reaches the objective lens
coarse focus knob
used when using low power objective
fine adjustment knob
used for medium and high power objectives
illuminator
provides light
total magnification/magnification?
- how many times larger an object appears to the eye
- (ocular lens)(objective lens)
- unit is “x”
field of view
- diameter of circle you see when you look down a microscope
- low FV: w/ ruler
- medium FV = low FV(lowM/medM)
- high FV = low FV(lowM/highM)
- units are mm
specimen size
- actual size of specimen, use the greatest length
- SS=FV/approx. amnt. of specimens tht fit acoss FV