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Microscope

Parts and Functions

Microscope PartFunction
Ocular Lens A lens located in the eyepiece. In our microscope this part magnifies 10x.
Body Tube Connects the ocular lens in the eyepiece to the objective lenses.
Revolving Nosepiece Rotates to switch the objective lenses.
Low Objective Lens (Low Power) The shortest lens and the furthest from the stage. This lens has the shortest magnifying power. (4x on our microscope)
Middle Objective Lens Located on the nosepiece. It magnifies10x.
High Objective Lens (High Power) The longest lens on the nosepiece and the closest to the stage, therefore you cannot use this objective lens with the coarse adjustment. It magnifies 40x.
Stage The platform to place the slide.
Stage Clips Metal clips that hold the slide in place on the stage.
Light Source Needed to illuminate the specimen. In most microscopes it is a bulb but in others it is a mirror and you need to use an artificial light.
Arm Used to support and carry the microscope.
Base Used to support and carry the microscope.
Eyepiece The location that you look into the microscope. It contains the ocular lens.
Coarse Adjustment The larger knob on the side of the microscope used to focus and locate the specimen. This can only be used when in low power (4x or 10x)
Fine Adjustment The smaller knob on the side of the microscope that is used to "fine tune" or sharpen the image after focusing with the coarse adjustment.
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