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Parts of a Microsope
Quiz Friday
| What is the arm used for? | Support |
| What do the stage clips do? | Hold slide in place |
| What does the stage do? | Supports the slide being viewed. |
| What does the base do? | Supports the microsope |
| What is the purpose of the light source? | Projects light upwards through the diaphragm,specimen, and lenses |
| What`s the objective lens? | Magnifies specimen 10 to 40 times. |
| What does the Fine Adjustment knob do? | SHARPENS the image. |
| What`s the nose piece do? | Holds the HIGH and LOW power objective lenses, can be rotated to adjust magnification |
| What does the eyepiece hold? | The Ocular Lens |
| What`s the coarse adjustment knob? | Moves the stage up and down to focus the image |