Parts of The Microscope 1
Cylindrical structure arising from the handle; holds the dust shield and nosepiece.
Body
A father-son duo, Zacharias and Han Johan, created the first compound microscope in the 1590s. True or False?
False.
A father-son duo, Zacharias and Han Jansen, created the first compound microscope in the 1590s.
One stage micrometer is equal to __.
0.1 mm
Robert Hooke discovered cells by studying the honeycomb structure of a ____ under a microscope.
cork
Base
Stand that supports the microscope.
Curved metallic part arising from the pillar used for holding the microscope.
Arm
Where was the name "Microscope" derived from?
Giovanni Faber coined the name “microscope” after Galileo’s personal microscope inspired him in 1625. The name comes from the Latin word “Microscopium. The term “micro” refers to something small, and “scopium” refers to inspecting something.
In a microscope, the field of view is the _____ visible seen through the eyepiece.
maximum area
________, known as the father of microscopic anatomy, found taste buds and red blood cells.
Marcello Marpighi
Yellow - LPO
Magnification of 10x
Magnification of 4x
Red - Scanner
True or False.
"German engineer Carl Zeus revolutionized the quality of lenses in the 19th century."
False.
German engineer Carl Zeiss revolutionized the quality of lenses in the 19th century.
The diameter differs depending on the _____ used.
objective lens
Robert Koch used a compound microscope to discover ____.
tubercle and cholera bacilli
Stage clip
Attached to the stage; holds the slide in place.
Circular structure where the objectives are attached that permits the shifting of objectives.
Revolving nosepiece
In 2008 the TEAM 0.5 debuted. It is the world’s most powerful transmission electron microscope and is capable of producing images half a _____.
ten-billionth of a meter
FOV gets smaller when ___ .
zoomed in
The smallest object observed through a light microscope was ___ long.
500 nanometers
Diaphragm
Found below the stage; used to regulate the entry of light onto the specimen.
Houses the eyepiece and objective lenses.
Head
______ created powerful lenses that could see teeming bacteria in a drop of water.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Microscope calibration involves comparing the scale on the ___ with scale marking of a given dimension on the stage micrometer.
eyepiece reticle
The magnification of drawing is computed by
dividing the size of drawing by the actual size of object
Illuminator
Provides even and high intensity light through the condenser to the specimen.