Microscope Parts
Functions of Microscope Parts
History of Microscopes
Measuring with a Microscope
Miscellaneous
100
Where the slide is placed.
What is the stage?
100
Purpose of the objective lenses.
What is magnification?
100
Which part of the microscope rotates so
you can move to higher objective lenses
What is the nosepiece
100
The space that can be seen through the microscope.
What is the field of view?
100
The procedure for creating a slide with water on it.
What is wet mounting?
200
Holds the slide in place.
What are the stage clips?
200
Purpose of diaphragm.
letting more or less light in
200
What do you call the organism on the slide that is being examined?
Specimen
200
This hold the microscope in place on a table
legs
200
The lenses in a microscope make items appear smaller
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
300
What you look into to see the specimen.
What is the eyepiece/ocular?
300
Purpose of eyepiece/ocular.
What is to look through?
300
In what century were microscopes invented?
What is the 16th century? (1501-1600)
300
what two parts do we use to carry the microscope?
arm and base
300
Lens that should be used first to find a specimen.
What is the scanning objective?
400
Magnifies the specimen.
What are objective lenses?
400
What do you use focus under low power?
What is coarse adjustment
400
the name of the hole in the middle of the stage
What is the apperture
400
The field of view is largest under this power.
What is low-power?
400
the specimen is attached to this piece for viewing
slide
500
The name of the microscope we use in class.
What is a compound light microscope?
500
Purpose of fine adjustment.
What is to sharpen the image?
500
what do we use to cover a specimen that is not fixed to a slide
cover slip
500
The formula for finding total magnification.
What is ocular magnification x objective magnification?
500
How many parts does a compound microscope consist of?
a) 12 parts
b) 9 parts
c) 8 parts
D) 13 parts
8 parts 