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Parts of the scope and their functions
Term | Definition |
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Ocular (eyepiece) | Magnifies specimen by 10x |
Body Tube | Lens tubes that magnifies the specimen |
4x | Scanning objective |
10x | Low power objective |
40x | High power objective |
Revolving nosepiece | Supports the objectives |
Arm | Attaches stage and lamp |
Coarse adjustment | Large knob used to fucus |
Fine adjustment | Small knob used second for focusing in greatest detail |
Stage clip | Holds specimen slide in place |
Diaphragm | Regulates the amount of light into the specimen slide |
Lamp | Projects light through the specimen slide |
Base | Supports the scope |