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Parts of the scope and their functions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |