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Anat-Microscope

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lamp light source, base of microscope
arm
course focus knob used to bring objects on the slide into focus under the scanning and low power objective lenses
fine focus knob used to bring objects on the slide into focus under the high power objective lens
stage adjustment knob moves the slide across the stage or moves the entire stage underneath the objective lens
base
field iris diaphragm situated just above the lamp, used to vary the amount of light
aperture iris diaphragm located just beneath the condenser and used to vary the amount of light
aperture iris diaphragm lever used to adjust the aperture iris diaphragm by moving a series of overlapping plates
oculars contains a lens that magnifies the image by 10X
rotating nosepiece houses the objective lenses
scanning objective lowest objective lens 4X
low power objective middle objective lens 10X
high power objective highest objective lens 40X
condenser lens sits above the lamp, directs rays of light into a cone-shape so they converge at the object that is being examined
condenser lens adjustment knob controls the position of the condenser lens
stage where slides are placed when being viewed
stage clips hold the slide in place
field of view the amount of the object that you can see through the microscope
field of diameter distance across the field of view
resolving power the ability of the microscope to tell apart two objects that are close together
Created by: Jean-O
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