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Microscope
parts of a microscope
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stage | supports the objective being viewed |
| body | separates the lenses in the eyes piece from the objective lenses |
| base | supports the microscope |
| arm | supports the body above the stage |
| diaphragm | controls light shining on specimen |
| coarse adjustment knob | big movements of the stage |
| light source | where the light is illuminated from |
| objective lenses | a lens or system of lenses is a microscope that forms an objective |
| fine adjustment knob | makes small adjustments to field of vision |
| nose piece | piece that rotates the objective lenses |
| eye piece | contains a lens that commonly magnifies an image 10 to 15 times. Objectives are viewed by the eye piece |