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cava bio 204 s1.d05 Using a Microscope

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How do you carry a microscope?   Two hands! One on the arm, one on the base.  
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Why do you keep a dust-cover on a microscope?   To keep dust away from the lenses!  
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Why is the microscope we use in this class called a 'compound' microscope.   It's one lens added to another. That's what 'to compound' means... to add to.  
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How do you clean the lenses of a microscope?   With lens paper (or a soft lint-free cloth)  
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The eyepiece of a microscope houses the [...] lens   ocular  
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Don't use the coarse adjustment knob with the larger lenses because you might...   break either the slide or the lens  
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The lens close to the object that you're looking at is called the [...] lens   objective  
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The shortest lens is sometimes called the...   scanning lens  
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The part of a microscope that holds the slide is called the...   stage  
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In which order do you select lenses when focusing a microscope?   shortest to longest  
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With which objective lens do you use the coarse focus knob?   Only with the shortest lens!  
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You're using the shortest lens of a compound microscope. After getting the image pretty much in focus with the course knob, how do you make it clearer?   Move on to the fine adjustment knob.  
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