Microscope Parts

Diaphragm

regulates/controls the amount of light

Body Tube

located between the eyepiece and the nosepiece, separates the lenses

Stage

slide goes here, where the performance takes place

Stage Clips

holds the slide in place on the stage

High Power objective

(yellow) magnifies about 43X found on the nosepiece

Low power objective

(green) magnifies about 10X found on the nosepiece

Base

bottom of the microscope, used to carry the microscope

Light Source

gives us light to enable us to see the specimen on the slide

Arm

used in order to carry the microscope

Coarse Adjustment Knob

moves the nosepiece a lot, used first when viewing the slide. **NOT used when in high power

Fine Adjustment Knob

moves the nosepiece a little, used to see details. When using high power this is the only knob used

Eyepiece

used to view an object under the microscope, has a power of 10X

Nosepiece

Holds and rotates the objectives

Power of Eyepiece Lens

10X

Power of Scope on high power

400x

Power of only the low power objective lens

4x

Hold the microscope by the .....

arm and base.

Cover Slip

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Slide

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eye piece

contains a lens that magnifies about 10x

body tube

seperates the eyepiece lens from the objective lens

coarse adjustment

moves the body tube for focusing with the low-power objective lens

fine adjustment

moves the body tube for focusing with the high-power objective lens

arm

supports the body tube

diaphragm

controls the amount of light passing through the opening of the stage

base

supports the microscope

low power objective

magnifies about 10x

revolving nose piece

holds the high and low power objective lenses, allows them to rotate for viewing

high power objective

magnifies about 40x

stage

supports the slide being used

stage clips

holds the slide in place

mirror/light source

reflects light upward through the diaphragm