Microscope Vocab
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| Eye Piece | Lens where the eye is placed to view specimen
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| Coarse Adustment | Large knob for focusing
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| Fine Adjustment | Small knob for finish focus
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| Arm | Used to carry microscope
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| Stage | Flat surface where the slide with specimen is placed
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| Base | Bottom of microscope used for carrying
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| Diaphragm | Located in or below stage and changes the size of aperture
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| Tube | Connect the Eyepiece to the Objectives
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| Aperture | Opening in the stage that allows light to pass through specimen
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| Light Source | Light Bulb or Mirror under the stage
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| Stage Clips | Used to keep the slide from moving
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| Revolving Nosepiece | Rotates to change the objectives and magnification
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| Objectives | Lenses with different magnification ability
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| Prepared Slide | A permanent slide with the cover slip glued down over the specimen
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| Temporary Slide | A slide you make and then clean up when finished
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| Cover Slip | Thin piece of glass placed over the specimen on the slide
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| Staining | Process of adding dye to the specimen to make parts show up better
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| Resolution | How clear the image appears. Resolution decreases with magnification.
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| Magnification | How much the image is enlarged. Calculated by multiplying the eyepiece lens power with the objective lens power
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| How should a microscope be held? | Microscopes should always be carried in an upright position with one hand on the arm and the other hand under the base
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| The Microscope uses _____ to allow us to view an _____ | light/image
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| Microscopes use two lenses and are referred to as...? | Compound Light Microscopes
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| Leeuwenhoek is credited with perfecting the compound microscope even though it was invented by the...? | Janssen Brothers
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| Magnification of a light microscope is limited to around ____ due to loss of resolution | 1000X
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