Parts of the micrscope and function Flashcards
it is a flat, rectangular plate attached to the lower end of the arm. slide or object is placed to the (blank) and studied.
Stage
a small, strong vertical projection developing from the foot or base.
Pillar
it is a tubular, hollow part attached to the upper part of the arm of microscopes. it can be moved up and down with the help of adjustment knobs.
body tube
two clips are attached on the upper part of the stage. these are used for holding the slide in position
stage clip
it is the (blank), horse shoes-shaped structure. it provides support to the remaining parts of the microscope
basal
it is a curved and strong structure used for handling the entire instrument.
arm
it is the cylindrical structure on the top of the body tube that holds the ocular lense.
draw tube
it is a circular and revolving metallic part attached to the lower end of the body tube. it has holes in which objective lenses can be fitted.
revolving nosepiece
it lies a top the revolving nosepiece and keeps dusts from setting in the objective
dust shield
it is large-sized knob used to move the body tube up and down for bringing the object into focus.
coarse focus knob
it is a small-sized know that is used for fine and sharp focussing of the object.
fine coarse knob
it is a small tube consisting of lenses, that indicate the relative power of magnification.
occular/eyepiece
it is used for initial location of the specimen. it has 4x magnification.
scanning objectives
it obtains greater magnification and views detailed structures of the specimen.
high power objectives
it may also be used for initial location of the specimen. it magnifies 10x. views the specimen in a larger field
low power objectives
