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Parts of microscope
Revolving nose piece, objective lens, stage, diaphragm, base, body tube, power switch, eyepiece lens, arm, coarse adjustment knob, fine adjustment knob
Revolving nose piece
Revolves to switch to different objective lenses
Objective lens
Produce most of the microscope's magnification. Our microscopes have three objective lenses
low power - 4x
medium power - 10x
high power - 40x
Stage
Holds the slide and contains an opening that allows light to pass through the specimen on the way to the objective lens
Diaphram
Rotating dial that controls the passage of light through the stage. Numbers on the dial indicate the relative relative amount of light passing.
Base
Supports the microscope and contains light and other electronics
Body tube
Passes light from the head to the eyepiece
Power switch
Turns the light on and off
Eyepiece lens
Where you view the enlarged object. It further magnifies the specimen by 10x
Arm
Supports the lenses, mirrors, and body tube
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