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Microscope Parts
*Robert Farrell's Parts of the Microscope
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pointer in the eye piece | Found in Occular |
| Occular - Eyepiece | Lens nearest the eye |
| Mechanical Stage (with stage clips) | Holds a slide steady and moves a slide onstage |
| Arm | Supports body tube |
| Vertical Adjustment Knob | Moves slide up and back on stage |
| Coarse Adjustment Knob | Moves objectives into focus |
| Horizontal Adjustment Knob | Moves slide left to right on stage |
| Fine Adjustment Knob | Permits exact focusing |
| Base | Bears the weight of the scope |
| Body Tube | Keeps Occular and objective lenses at proper distance from each other |
| Nose Piece | Permits interchange of objectives |
| Objectives | Contains lenses of various manifications |
| Stage | Supports the slide |
| Iris Diaphragm | Regulates the amount of light going through specimen |
| Condenser | quality of light |
| Illuminator | Provides the light source |
| Stage Clip | Holds slide on stage |