| Question |
Answer |
| The light passes directly upward through the microscope |
substage light or mirror |
| The platform the slide rests on while being viewed. |
stage |
| What holds the slide in position for viewing? |
mechanical stage |
| Small substage lens that concentrates light on the specimen. |
Condenser |
| Used to focus on the specimen. |
Coarse adjustment knob |
| Used for precise focusing once coarse focusing has been completed. |
Fine adjustment knob |
| Use for low-to-high power lens and have different magnifying and resolving powers. |
Objective lens |
| The objective lens magnifies the specimen to produce a _______ that is projected to the ocular, which is magnified by the ocular lens to produce the _______ seen by your eye. |
real image, virtual image |
| Define total magnification. |
ocular lens X objective lens |
| What is determined by the amount and physical properties of the visible light that enters the microscope? |
resolution or resolving power |
| What is the proper way to hold a microscrope? |
one hand on its arm and the other supporting its base |
| Can you use any lens paper to clean the lenses? T or F |
F, only special grit-free lens paper |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
