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Nathan Hale Biology
Nathan Hale Biology Parts of the Microscope
| Microscope Term | description |
|---|---|
| cover slip | a small piece of glass used to cover the water drop on a slide |
| slide | small glass plate used to hold the specimen |
| power | the amount of magnification for a lens |
| arm | part of the scope used to support it when it is being carried |
| coarse adjustment knob | moves the stage up and down to help get the specimen into view, the larger of the two focus knobs |
| fine adjustment knob | moves the stage slightly to help you sharpen your focus, the smaller of the two focus knobs |
| diaphragm | adjusts the amount of light that reaches the specimen |
| base | bottom of the microscope that sits on the table, also used to support it when being carried |
| eyepiece | contains the ocular lens, the part you look through |
| nosepiece | the part of the microscope that holds the lenses, can be rotated |
| objective lenses | the lenses on the nosepiece, range from high to low power |
| stage clips | used to hold a slide in place on the stage |
| light source | either a mirror or an electric bulb |
| compound light microscope | a microscope that uses light and lenses to magnify an image |
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