Microscope Flashcards

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What does the base do?

A

Supports the microscope

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What does the arm do?

A

Supports the body tube

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What does the mirror do?

A

Reflects light through the specimen into the lenses

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3
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What is the light sorces job?

A

To shine light through the specimen into the lenses

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4
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What regulate the amount of light going through the objective

A

Diaphragm

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5
Q

What supports the microscope slide?

A

Stage

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6
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What do stage clips do?

A

They hold the slide on the stage

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7
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What rotates allowing the objective lens to be changed?

A

Revolving nosepiece

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What are the magnifications on low, medium, and high power?

A

4x, 10x, 40x

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9
Q

What contains the ocular lens and supports objective lenses

A

Body tube

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10
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The coarse adjustment knob controlls?

A

The movement of the body tube up and down to focus on the objective

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What is used only on medium and high power to focus on a specimen?

A

Fine adjustment knob

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12
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The ocular lens does?

A

Magnify the objective usually by 10x

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