MICROSCOPES Flashcards by Liam Smith | Brainscape

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Advantages of Light Microscopes

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Cheaper to buy + maintain

Coloured image

Live + dead specimens

No vacuum needed

Smaller kit

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Disadvantages of Light Microscopes

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Magnification up to 1000/1500 x

May involve complex lighting requirements

Less resolution

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Advantages of Electron Microscopes

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No complex lighting

Much greater magnification (1,000,000x)

Greater Resolution

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Disadvantages of Electron Microscopes

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Large + expensive piece of kit

Vacuum required

Black and White image

Dead specimen required

Expert preparation

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dials at the top used to focus image

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coarse and fine adjustment

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piece of glass that smear is placed on

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specimen/slide

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bottom of microscope

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base

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piece you see through

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eye piece

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bit below eye piece

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body tube

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theres 3 of these

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objective lens’

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place where slide sits

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mechanical stage

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area underneath stage

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illuminator/mirror (light source)

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