parts of a microscope Flashcards

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1
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Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses.

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Tube

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2
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Supports the tube and connects it to the base

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Arm

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3
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The lens at the top that you look through, usually 10x or 15x power.

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Eyepiece lens

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4
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A steady light source (110 volts) used in place of a mirror.

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Illuminator

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5
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The flat platform where you place your slides and specimen

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Stage

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6
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Hold the slides in place

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Stage clips

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7
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Holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to change power.

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Revolving Nosepiece or Turret

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8
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carries the optical parts in the upper part of the microscope.

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Head

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9
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The microscope’s support and carries microscopic illuminators.

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Base

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10
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Carries the eyepiece just above the objective lens

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Eyepiece Tube

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11
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a hole on the microscope stage, allows transmitted light from the source reach the stage.

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Aperture

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12
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Lenses that collect and focus light from the illuminator into the specimen.

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Condenser

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13
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also known as the iris.
• found under the stage of the microscope
• controls the amount of light that reaches the specimen.

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Diaphragm

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14
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moves condenser up or down, controlling the focus of light on the specimen.

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Condenser Focus Knob

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15
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• found in High-quality microscopes
• makes the condenser to be movable and allows very high magnification of above 400X.

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Abbe Condenser

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16
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It controls how far the stages should go preventing the objective lens from getting too close to the specimen slide

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Rack Stop

17
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It controls how far the stages should go preventing the objective lens from getting too close to the specimen slide which may damage the specimen.

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Rack Stop