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the lens at the top that you look through, usually 10x or 15x power
Eyepiece Lens
Eyepiece Lens
the lens at the top that you look through, usually 10x or 15x power
holds the eyepieces in place above the objective lens
Eyepiece Tube
Eyepiece Tube
holds the eyepieces in place above the objective lens
- primary optical lenses on a microscope
- range from 4x-100x
Objective Lenses
Objective Lenses
- primary optical lenses on a microscope
- range from 4x-100x
- has a 40x magnification
- used to magnify the specimen to a higher resolution than low-power objective
High-power objective lens
High-power objective lens
- has a 40x magnification
- used to magnify the specimen to a higher resolution than low-power objective
- has 10x magnification
- used to locate the specimen
Low-power objective lens
Low-power objective lens
- has 10x magnification
- used to locate the specimen
- has a 100x magnification
- used to improve imaging
Oil immersion objective lens
Oil immersion objective lens
- has a 100x magnification
- used to improve imaging
Clips that hold the slide in place on the stage
Stage Clips
Stage Clips
Clips that hold the slide in place on the stage
Piece that sits below the stage which condenses the light from the illuminator
Condenser
Condenser
Piece that sits below the stage which condenses the light from the illuminator
Part where the light is projected to illuminate the specimen
Illuminator
Illuminator
Part where the light is projected to illuminate the specimen
Supports the microscope head and connects to the base
Arm
Arm
Supports the microscope head and connects to the base
- Also called as platform
- where the specimen or slide is placed
Stage
Stage
- Also called as platform
- where the specimen or slide is placed
Rapid control which allows for quick focusing by moving the stage up and down
Coarse adjustment knob
Coarse adjustment knob
Rapid control which allows for quick focusing by moving the stage up and down
Slow but precise control used to fine focus the image when viewing at the higher magnifications
Fine adjustment knob
Fine adjustment knob
Slow but precise control used to fine focus the image when viewing at the higher magnifications
- Supports the compound microscope
- houses the illuminator
Base
Base
- Supports the compound microscope
- houses the illuminator
- commonly used to test for the presence of certain substances
- binding of it to the substance or other related substances triggers certain reactions
Reagents
Reagents
- used to test for the presence of certain substances
- binding of it to the substance or other related substances triggers certain reactions
change the focus on one eyepiece to compensate for the difference in vision between your two eyes
Diopter Adjustment
Diopter Adjustment
change the focus on one eyepiece to compensate for the difference in vision between your two eyes
- provides the lowest magnification power of all objective lenses
- 4X magnification
scanning objective lens
Scanning objective lense
- provides the lowest magnification power of all objective lenses
- 4X magnification