Microscope Flashcards
What does the base do?
Supports the microscope
What does the arm do?
Supports the body tube
What does the mirror do?
Reflects light through the specimen into the lenses
What is the light sorces job?
To shine light through the specimen into the lenses
What regulate the amount of light going through the objective
Diaphragm
What supports the microscope slide?
Stage
What do stage clips do?
They hold the slide on the stage
What rotates allowing the objective lens to be changed?
Revolving nosepiece
What are the magnifications on low, medium, and high power?
4x, 10x, 40x
What contains the ocular lens and supports objective lenses
Body tube
The coarse adjustment knob controlls?
The movement of the body tube up and down to focus on the objective
What is used only on medium and high power to focus on a specimen?
Fine adjustment knob
The ocular lens does?
Magnify the objective usually by 10x
