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Parts of a Microscope. Compound light microscope. Eyepiece. Revolving Nosepiece. Arm. Objective Lenses. Stageclips. Stage. Coarse Adjustment. Diaphragm. Illuminator (light source). Fine Adjustment. Base. Important things to remember about using the microscope:.
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Parts of a Microscope Compound light microscope
Eyepiece Revolving Nosepiece Arm Objective Lenses Stageclips Stage Coarse Adjustment Diaphragm Illuminator (light source) Fine Adjustment Base
Important things to remember about using the microscope: 1. Always start with the lowest objective lens! If you want to look closer at your object, then you move up.
Important things to remember about using the microscope: 2. Always use the coarse adjustment knob first! Then use the fine adjustment knob.
Review Parts of Microscope! • The flat platform where you place your slides • Stage-I
Review Parts of Microscope! • The 10x lens you look through. • Eyepiece-A
Review Parts of Microscope! • Lenses with high and low magnification, usually 4x, 10x, and 40x. • Objective Lenses-J
Review Parts of Microscope! • The disk you rotate in order to adjust how much light hits your slide. • Diaphragm-H
Review Parts of Microscope! • The first knob you turn to bring the specimen into general focus. Moves stage up and down. • Coarse Adjustment-D
Review Parts of Microscope! • The second knob you turn to fine-tune focus and increase the detail of specimen. • Fine Adjustment-E
Review Parts of Microscope! • Supports the microscope; the location of the light source. • Base-F
Review Parts of Microscope! • The connecting bar you use to hold and carry the microscope. • Arm-B
Review Parts of Microscope! • You spin this to rotate the lenses so that you can increase magnification of the specimen. • Revolving Nosepiece-K
Review Parts of Microscope! • Projects light upwards through the diaphragm to allow you to see the specimen. • Illuminator-G
Review Parts of Microscope! • These are used to hold a slide in place on the stage. • Stage Clips-C