Microscope Parts
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Created by:
littleally on October 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arm | used to carry/support microscope |
| base | used to carry/support microscope |
| eye piece (ocular) | looked through; magnification 10x |
| nose piece | turns the objectives |
| body tube | connects eye to the nose |
| low power objective (red 4x and yellow 10x) | use coarse focus knob |
| high power objective (blue 40x) | use the fine focus knob |
| coarse focus | large knob; use only under low power objective; brings stage up and down |
| fine focus | small knob; use only under high power objective |
| stage | holds slide |
| light (illuminator) | shines light through specimen/object |
| diaphragm | controls amount of light |
| stage clips | hold slide in place |
| red 4x | low power objective |
| yellow 10x | low power objective |
| blue 40x | high power objective |
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