The Microscope

Question 1

any technique for producing visible images of structures or details too small to otherwise be seen by the human eye, using a microscope or other magnification tool.

Answer 1

MICROSCOPY

Question 2

instrument used to magnify objects that cannot be seen by the human naked eye

Answer 2

MICROSCOPE

Question 3

• For Magnification
• Contains a lens normally with a 10x magnification with pointer to aid in locating objects within the field of view.

Answer 3

EYEPIECE/OCULAR

Question 4

• For Support
• Attachment for other mechanical parts

Answer 4

ARM

Question 5

• For Support
• Holds and shifts the objective

Answer 5

REVOLVING NOSEPIECE

Question 6

• For Magnification
• Contain lenses for magnification

Answer 6

OBJECTIVES

Question 7

• an objective with lenses of 4x
• red band

Answer 7

SCANNER

Question 8

• an objective with lenses of 10x
• yellow band

Answer 8

LOW POWER OBJECTIVE (LPO)

Question 9

• an objective with lenses of 40x
• blue band

Answer 9

HIGH POWER OBJECTIVE (HPO)

Question 10

• an objective with lenses of 100x
• white band

Answer 10

OIL IMMERSION OBJECTIVE (OIO)

Question 11

• For Support
• platform on which slide is positioned

Answer 11

STAGE

Question 12

• For Support
• Holds the slide in place
• Moves the slide in the stage

Answer 12

STAGE CLIPS

Question 13

• For Illumination
• Lens under the stage and specimen, it concentrates lights under the specimen

Answer 13

CONDENSER

Question 14

• For Illimunation
• Below the condenser and controls the amount of light

Answer 14

IRIS DiAPHRAGM

Question 15

• For Illumination
• Reflects light through the specimen

Answer 15

LIGHT SOURCE

Question 16

• For Support
• Supports the body of the microscope

Answer 16

BASE

Question 17

• For Support
• Appropriate for focusing in Scanner or LPO
• It moves the stage up and down

Answer 17

COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

Question 18

• For Support
• For final focusing

Answer 18

FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

Question 19

• denotes the smallest detail that a microscope can resolve when imaging a specimen
• it is a function of the design of the instrument and the properties of the light used in image formation

Answer 19

RESOLVING POWER

Question 20

MAGNIFICATION POWER

Answer 20

Ocular Lens Power x Objective Lens Power = Total Magnification Power

Question 21

It is the ability of the microscope to stay relatively in focus as the user switches among objectives

Answer 21

PARFOCAL

Question 22

is the distance between the front if the microscope objective lends and the surface of the specimen.

Answer 22

WORKING DISTANCE