Explain Microscopes Part 1
What does a Body Tube do?
Holds the ocular
What are the Stage Clips
Hold the slide in place on the stage
What is the Stage
Platform for the specimen/slide
_____ from the bottom of microscopes hit a tiny _____ which gets ____ to the specimen.
Light from the bottom of microscopes hit a tiny mirror which gets reflected to the specimen.
Where is the light source found?
On top of the base.
What is a Revolving Nosepiece?
Holds the objectives, turns to allow to choose the objective
What is the Diaphragm
Controls the amount of light
What is the Coarse Adjustment
Use to focus the microscope, only use with the lowest objective
Microscopes have ____ glass.
Microscopes have curved glass.
Minus 200
Minus 200
What is the Lowest Objective?
Lens closest to the specimen, Magnifies the image, 4 X
What does the Light Source do?
Illuminates the specimen
What is the Fine Adjustment
Used for fine detail on the microscope, can use for all of the objectives
When a microscope has ____ or more lenses, it is called a ______ microscope.
When a microscope has 2 or more lenses, it is called a compound microscope.
True or False: The lowest objective is 10X
False
What is the Medium Objective?
Lens closest to the specimen, Magnifies the image, 10 X
What is the Ocular Lens?
Lens closest to the eye, magnifies the specimen
What is the Base
Contains the on/off switch and light-hold at the bottom of the base
What is SEM
Scanning Electron Microscope
True or false: Highest Objective is 40X
True
What is the Highest Objective?
Lens closest to the specimen, Magnifies the image, 40 X
What is the Arm
Main support of the microscope
Plus 500
Plus 500
What is TEM
Transmission Electron Microscope
True or false: The Arm is supposed to be held
True