| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ocular | eye piece |
| Stage | the place the slide rests on |
| Objective lens | The larger lenses just above the stage |
| Coarse adjustment | The larger focusing knob |
| Fine adjustment | The smaller focusing knob - used to make small changes in focus |
| diaphragm | adjusts the amount of light |
| wet mount | a type of slide that uses water and possibly living specimens |
| Base | bottom of the microscope |
| Plasma membrane (or cell membrane) | the outer border of the cell - is selectively permeable |
| cytoplasm | the jelly like substance inside the cell |
| proteins | molecules found in the cell membrane that can allow larger or charged substances through the membrane |
| golgi bodies | used to package materials in the cell to be exported |
| ER (endoplasmic reticulum) | a system of channels that helps store and transport substances in the cell |
| ribosome | protein factories |
| mitochondria | energy producing organelle - site of cellular respiration |
| chloroplasts | only in plant cells - site of photosynthesis |
| lysosomes | used to break down substances and recycle old cell parts |
| cell wall | only in plant cells - used to give the cell structure |
| centrioles | only in animal cells - assists in cell reproduction |
| electron microscope | a powerful microscope that can see up to 40,000x |
| compound microscope | type of microscope we use in class |
| nucleus | control center for the cell |
| vacuole | storage sack in the cell |
| tissue | a group of cells that perform a similar function |
| organ | a group of tissues that work together |
| organ system | a groups of organs that perform a similar function |
| nuclear membrane | allows certain things into the nucleus |
| chromosomes | found in the nucleus - contains the cells DNA |
Combine with other sets
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