EXERCISE#1: The Microscope Flashcards
The word “microscope” comes from the Latin “___________,” which is derived from the Greek words “______,” meaning “small,” and “_______,” meaning “to look at.”
- microscopium
- mikros
- skopein
What is the main function of a microscope?
It is an instrument that makes an enlarged image of a small object, thus revealing details too small to be seen by the naked eye.
What do you call the use of a microscope to magnify objects that are too small to the naked eye?
Microscopy
Light Microscopy/ Bright field is also known as?
Compound Light Microscope
What is the definition of a Light Microscopy/ Bright field?
It is an optical microscope that uses light rays to produce a dark image against a bright background.
The bottom of the microscope, used for support
Foot/Base
This is a sturdy metallic backbone of the microscope, used to carry and move the microscope from one place to another.
Limb/Arm
It is found just below the objectives and this is where the specimen is placed, allowing movement of the specimen around for better viewing with the flexible knobs and it is where the light is focused on.
Stage
It can move round to any position depending on the objective lens to focus on the image.
Revolving Nosepiece
It is positioned on the mechanical portion of the stage allows the Microscopist to note the location of important specimen details.
Graduated locator markings
What allows microscopes to provide magnified, real images and are, perhaps, the most complex component in a microscope system because of their multi-element design?
Objectives
What Are the Four Different Magnifications of Objective Lenses?
- Scanning Objective Lens (x4)
- Low Power Objective Lens (x10)
- High Power Objective Lens (x40)
- Oil Immersion Objective Lens (x100)
What is the part of the microscope that magnifies the image produced by the microscope’s objective so that it can be seen by the human eye.
Eyepiece/ Ocular Lenses
It is positioned in a reflective housing that projects light through the collector lens and into the substage condenser.
Light source/ Illuminator
It is located beneath the stage and serves to gather wave fronts from the microscope light source and concentrate them into a cone of light that illuminates the specimen with uniform intensity over the entire view field.
Condenser
