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Parts of the Microscope Flashcards

1
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These are the 3 main structural part of the microscope.

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Head, Arms, Base

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2
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Contains the microscopic illuminator

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Base

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3
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Contains optical components such as the eyepiece and objective lenses.

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Head

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4
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Connects the base to the head and supports the eyepiece tube. It’s where you carry the microscope.

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Arms

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5
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Turns the lamp on and off

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Power switch

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6
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Consists of a lamp bulb and one or more lenses to produce a cylindrical beam of light directed toward the base of the condenser. May have a ground glass and may have an iris or field diaphragm.

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Illuminator

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6
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Controls the brightness of the lamp. On most microscopes it is a continuously variable rheostat, controlled by a sliding
switch

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Illumination control

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7
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A frosted sheet of glass that scatters the light from the lamp bulb to provide more diffuse light.

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Ground glass

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8
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Controls the diameter of the illuminating beam of light as a guide to focus the light from the condenser onto the specimen.

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Iris Diaphragm

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8
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Contains a set of lenses that focus the light on the specimen.

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Condenser

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9
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The condenser has the following components:

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  1. Focusing knob
  2. Front lens
  3. Iris Diaphragm
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10
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The glass surface closest to the specimen. Be careful not to touch this
surface as it is easily scratched

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Front lens

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10
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Controls the aperture of the illuminating light and used to adjust contrast.

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Iris diaphragm

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10
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Moves the condenser up and down to adjust the focus of the light on the specimen

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Focusing knob

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11
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Holds several objective lenses that can be rotated into position to change the lens

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Revolving nosepiece

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12
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Create a magnified image of the specimen.

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Objective lenses

13
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There are 4 types of objective lenses:

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  1. Scanning Lens
  2. LPO
  3. HPO
  4. OIO
14
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Used to get an overview of the structures present in a section and to find areas for more detailed observation.

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Scanning lens

15
Q

The most useful magnification to identify tissues

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Low Power Objective (LPO) 10x lens

16
Q

Used to see the details of cell and tissue organization.

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High Power Objective (HPO) 40x lens

17
Q

Because it requires the use of immersion oil, is used primarily to see subcellular details.

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Oil Immersion Objective (OIO) 100x lens

18
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Forms an image that can be visualized by the eye or a camera. In a binocular
microscope, the distance between the two tubes can be adjusted to fit the distance between the observers’ eyes.

19
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Used to raise and lower the specimen stage to focus the image of the specimen. It consists of the coarse and fine focus.

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Focusing controls

20
Q

Used to focus the specimen at 4x and 10x

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Coarse focus

21
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Used to focus the specimen at 40x and 100x, but only after initially focusing at lower magnification.

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Fine focus

21
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Holds the microscope slide. Consists of the slide holder and slide holder travel controls.

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Specimen stage

22
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Spring-loaded device to hold the microscope slide in place on the stage.

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Slide holder

23
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Allow the slide to be moved along two axes: longitudinal and lateral.

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Slide holder travel controls

24
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The total magnification for the microscope is obtained by multiplying the:

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Magnification of the eyepiece and magnification of the objective lens

25
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___ is the ability to enlarge an image (what you see looking through the eyepiece).

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Magnification

26
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___ might be monocular or binocular.

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Ocular lenses

26
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Ocular lens may be ___, ___, ___.

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5x, 10x or 30x

27
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The area your lens can see; the actual “circle” you see. The circular area will ___ as you increase the magnification.

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Field of view, decrease

28
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The thickness of the vertical range in which the specimen remains in focus. It decreases as the magnification ___.

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Depth of focus, increases

29
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  • Light illuminated
  • Image is 2D
  • High magnification, low resolution
  • Mechanic focusing
  • Good for transparent or translucent specimens
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Compound microscope

30
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  • Light illuminated
  • Provides 3D image of specimens
  • Low magnification (5x - 10x)
  • Mechanical focusing
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Dissection Microscope

31
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  • Uses electron illumination
  • 3d view of image
  • High magnification, high resolution
  • Electrical focusing
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

32
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  • Uses electron illumination
  • 2d view (internal structures)
  • High magnification, high resolution
  • Electrical focusing
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Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

33
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___ have shorter wavelengths than light.

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