Exercise 1

Question 1

The amount that the image of an object is enlarged

Answer 1

Magnification

Question 2

Extent to which object detail in an image is preserved during the magnifying process

Answer 2

Resolving power

Question 3

The degree to which image details stand out against their background

Answer 3

Contrast

Question 4

What do lenses do?

Answer 4

Focus radiation emanating from a specimen to produce the image of that specimen and on a surface sensitive to the radiation

Question 5

The maximum useful magnification on a light microscope

Answer 5

1000x

Question 6

Dyes

Answer 6

Usually added to sections of biological specimens to increase contrast

Question 7

Eyepiece

Answer 7

Ocular(s)

Question 8

Look like mini telescopes

Answer 8

Objectives

Question 9

Function: magnifying

Answer 9

Objective

Question 10

Knobs on side of scope

Answer 10

Focusing knobs

Question 11

Bring slide into focus

Answer 11

Focusing knobs

Question 12

Holds slide

Answer 12

Stage

Question 13

2nd lends below the stage

Answer 13

Condensed

Question 14

Focus light on the slide

Answer 14

Condenser

Question 15

Circular glass on base

Answer 15

Light source

Question 16

Provide light to see slide

Answer 16

Light source

Question 17

Objective Magnifying Power (ObMP) for low microscope

Answer 17

4x

Question 18

Objective Magnifying Power (ObMP) for medium microscope

Answer 18

10x

Question 19

Objective Magnifying Power (ObMP) for high dry microscope

Answer 19

40x

Question 20

Objective Magnifying Power (ObMP) for oil immersion microscope

Answer 20

100x

Question 21

Total Magnifying Power for low power microscope

Answer 21

40x

Question 22

Total Magnifying Power for medium power microscope

Answer 22

100x

Question 23

Total Magnifying Power for high dry microscope

Answer 23

400x

Question 24

Total Magnifying Power for oil immersion microscope

Answer 24

1000x

Question 25

Numerical aperture (NA) for low power microscope

Answer 25

0.10

Question 26

Numerical aperture (NA) for medium power microscope

Answer 26

0.25

Question 27

Numerical aperture (NA) for high dry microscope

Answer 27

0.65

Question 28

Numerical aperture (NA) for oil immersion microscope

Answer 28

1.25

Question 29

Was the image right side up or upside down compared to the specimen?

Answer 29

Upside down

Question 30

The image is ______ with respect to the specimen

Answer 30

Inverted

Question 31

Shape of the renal corpuscles

Answer 31

Round

Question 32

Shape of the nephron tubules

Answer 32

Oval

Question 33

Increases resolving power by using electrons in a vacuum and magnetic lenses instead of light and glass lenses

Answer 33

Transmission electron

Question 34

Preservation of greater specimen detail allows for magnifications up to 1,000,000x more

Answer 34

Transmission electron