PARTS OF MICROSCOPE Flashcards
MAGNIFIES THE SPECIMEN IMAGE’ THIS IS WHERE YOU LOOK THROUGH TO VIEW THE OBJECT PLACED ON STAGE
EYEPIECE
MAINTAINS THE PROPER DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EYEPIECE AND OBJECTIVE LENSES
BODY TUBE
HOLDS THE OBJECTIVE LENSES AND CAN BE TURNED TO INCREASE MAGNIFICATION
NOSE PIECE
USED TO MAGNIFY THE IMAGES OF THE SPECIMEN TO FORM AN ENLARGED IMAGE
OBJECTIVE LENSES
2 CLIPS HOLD THE SLIDE/SPECIMEN IN PLACE ON STAGE
STAGE CLIPS
IT CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT ON THE SLIDE/SPECIMEN
DIAPHRAGM
REFLECTS LIGHT TO THE LENS OF THE MICROSCOPE
MIRROR
FRAME TO WHICH THE BASE, BODY, AND STAGE ARE ATTACHED
ARM
SUPPORTS THE SLIDE/SPECIMEN
STAGE
MOVES THE STAGE UP AND DOWN LARGER FOCUSING OF IMAGE
COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB
MOVES THE STAGE SLIGHTLY TO SHARPEN THE IMAGE PRECISION
FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB
SUPPORTS THE MICROSCOPE AND IS ALSO USED FOR CARRYING MICROSCOPE
BASE