Microscopy Flashcards
1
Q
Parts of microscope -10
A
-eyepiece
-coarse focus
-fine focus
-arm
-stage clip
-base
-mirror
-mechanical stage
-objective lenses
-tube
2
Q
What is the object?
A
The real object or sample that your looking at
3
Q
What is the image?
A
The image that we see when we look down the microscope
4
Q
What is magnification?
A
How many times larger the image is than the object
5
Q
The equation for magnification?
A
magnification= image size/object size
6
Q
What is resolution?
A
A measure of how detailed the image is
7
Q
How do you know the resolution is high?
A
higher resolution of an image the more detailed and less blurry the image is
8
Q
What is the light pathway through a microscope?
A
Light source ➔ stage ➔ microscope slide ➔ object ➔ objective lens ➔ body tube ➔ eyepiece lens ➔ eye
