Parts Of A Microscope

Question 1

What is the glass you look through to see things through a Microscope?

Answer 1

Eyepiece

Question 2

What is a flat area under the Objective Lens?

Answer 2

Stage

Question 3

What are the clips on the top of the stage to hold the glass slide in place?

Answer 3

Stage Clips

Question 4

What is the two lens spinner called?

Answer 4

A Turret

Question 5

What is the lens that aims directly at the specimen?

Answer 5

A Objective Lens

Question 6

What is the long tube that holds the Eyepiece?

Answer 6

A Body Tube

Question 7

What is the knob that focuses on the specimen?

Answer 7

The Coarse Adjustment Knob

Question 8

What is the knob used to fine tune the focus of the specimen?

Answer 8

The Fine Adjustment Knob

Question 9

What is the hole in the stage called?

Answer 9

The Aperture

Question 10

What controls the amount of light going through the hole in the microscope?

Answer 10

The Diaphraghm

Question 11

And finally what is the source of light usually found near the base of a microscope?

Answer 11

A Light or a Mirror