Microscopy

Question 1

Light Microscopes

Answer 1

Uses light rays passing through lenses to magnify object

Question 2

Stereomicroscope

Answer 2

Designed to study entire objects in three dimensions at low magnification

Question 3

Compound Light Microscope

Answer 3

Used for examining small or thinly sliced sections of objects under high magnification

Question 4

Compound

Answer 4

Refers to the use of two sets of lenses

Question 5

Ocular Lens

Answer 5

Located near eye

Question 6

Objective Lens

Answer 6

Located near object

Question 7

Photomicrographs

Answer 7

Images produced by a compound light microscope

Question 8

Lymphocyte

Answer 8

Type of white blood cell

Question 9

Electron Microscope

Answer 9

Uses beams of electrons to magnify object

Question 10

Resolution

Answer 10

The minimum distance between two objects at which they can still be seen as two separate objects

Question 11

Binocular Head

Answer 11

Holds Two Eyepiece lenses that move to accommodate various distances

Question 12

Eyepiece Lenses

Answer 12

Two Lenses located on the binocular head

Question 13

Focusing Knob

Answer 13

A large knob located on the arm, used for changing the focus of both eyepieces together

Question 14

Magnification Changing Knob

Answer 14

A knob on the binocular head, used to change magnification of both eyepieces simultaneously

Question 15

Illuminator

Answer 15

Used to illuminate object from above

Question 16

Viewing Head

Answer 16

Holds Ocular Lenses

Question 17

Arm

Answer 17

Supports upper parts and provides carrying handle

Question 18

Nosepiece

Answer 18

Revolving device that holds objectives

Question 19

Scanning Objective

Answer 19

Shortest pf the Objective Lenses and is used to scan the whole slide

Question 20

Lower-Power Objective

Answer 20

Lens that is longer than the Scanning Objective, is used to view objects in greater detail

Question 21

High-Power Objective

Answer 21

The longest objective Lens, is used to view the object in even greater detail

Question 22

Oil Immersion Objective

Answer 22

On Microscopes with four objective lenses, is used in conjunction with immersion oil to view objects with the greatest magnification, holds a 95x lens

Question 23

Stage

Answer 23

Platform that holds and support microscope slides

Question 24

Stage Clips

Answer 24

Clips that hold a slide in place on the stage

Question 25

Mechanical Stage Control Knobs

Answer 25

Two knobs that control forward/reverse movement and right/left movement

Question 26

Course-Adjustment KNob

Answer 26

Knob used to bring object in to approximate focus (used only with low-power objective)

Question 27

Fine-Adjustment Knob

Answer 27

Knob used to bring object into final focusC

Question 28

Condenser

Answer 28

Lens system below the stage used to focus the beam of light on the object

Question 29

Diaphram Control Lever

Answer 29

Lever that controls the amount of light passing through the condenser

Question 30

Light Source

Answer 30

An attached lamp that directs a beam of light up through the objectB

Question 31

Base

Answer 31

The flat surface of the microscope that rests on the table