Parts of Microscope Flashcards
1
Q
Coarse Adjustment Knob
A
Moves the body tube for focusing with the low-power objective lens
2
Q
Fine Adjustment Knob
A
Moves the body tube for focusing with the high-power objective lens
3
Q
Arm
A
Supports the body tube
4
Q
Stage
A
Supports the slide being used
5
Q
Stage Clip
A
Holds the slide in place
6
Q
Base
A
Supports the microscope
7
Q
Eyepiece
A
Contains a lens that magnifies about 10x
8
Q
Body Tube
A
Separates the eyepiece lens from the objective lens
9
Q
Nosepiece
A
Holds the low-power and high-power objective lenses; allows the lenses to rotate for viewing
10
Q
High-power Objective Lens
A
Magnifies about 40x
11
Q
Low-power Objective Lens
A
Magnifies about 10x
12
Q
Diaphragm
A
Controls the amount of light passing through the opening of the stage
13
Q
Mirror
A
Reflects light upward through the diaphragm
