microscope

Question 1

eyepiece or ocular lenses

Answer 1

It is a lens at the top of the microscope to see the object of the study. The eyepiece contains magnification of 10x

Question 2

tube

Answer 2

or body tube
connect eyepiece to the objective lens

Question 3

revolving nosepiece

Answer 3

has holders for the different objective lenses
it allows rotation of the lenses during the view

Question 4

objective lenses

Answer 4

3 or 4 are found on the microscope
10x 40x 100x powers
colour coded
the shortest has the least power and the longest has the highest power

Question 5

diaphgram

Answer 5

it allows the amount of light entering the opening of the stage
you shouldn’t have to touch this when viewing

Question 6

coarse adjustment knob

Answer 6

used for the focus
roatated firmly it moves the stage up an down

Question 7

fine adjustment knob

Answer 7

used for the focus
when rotated slightly gives the focus and does not move the stage

Question 8

frame

Answer 8

Support the tube of the microscope and connects to the base of the microscope
used to transport the microspe
hold one hand and the other hand under the base

Question 9

stage

Answer 9

platform that is flat and it for placing the slide under the observation

Question 10

stage clip

Answer 10

hold the slides in the place

Question 11

condensor

Answer 11

focusing the light on the specimen under the observation
when very high powers 400x are used, condenser lenses are very important gives a sharper image
you should not have to touch this when viewing the slides

Question 12

base

Answer 12

provides basal support for the microscope

Question 13

power button

Answer 13

the main power that turn the illumination on or off
located at the back of the base