MICROSCOPE Flashcards

7161059067	EYEPIECE LENS	Eyepiece is the lens, present at the top and is used to see the objects under study. Eyepiece lens usually has a magnification of 10X or 15X.	0
7161062409	OBJECTIVE LENS	Generally, three or four objective lenses are found on a microscope, with ranges of 10X, 40X, 100X powers. Lenses are colour coded, the shortest lens is of the lowest power, and the longest lens is high power.	1
7161062410	REVOLVING NOSEPIECE	has holders for the different objective lenses. It allows the rotation of the lenses while viewing.	2
7161067337	DIAPHRAGM	This helps in controlling the amount of light that is passing through the opening of the stage. It is helpful in the adjustment of the control of light that enters.	3
7161069665	COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB	Used for APPROXIMATE focus on scanning. Usually the low power lens is used enabling the movement of the tube.	4
7161070969	FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB	Used for fine adjustment to make the image really clear. Moves the body tube for focusing the high power lens.	5
7161078598	ARM	It supports the tube of the microscope and connects to the base of the microscope.	6
7161079719	BASE	Provides support for the microscope.	7
7161082432	STAGE	The flat platform used for placing the slides under observation.	8
7161083628	STAGE CLIP	Hold the slides in proper place.	9