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microscope base
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supports the weight of the microscope.
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light source
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allows light to reflect upward through the speciman and lenses.
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stage clips
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hold the microscope slide in place.
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condenser
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concentrates light
on specimen. |
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coarse adjustment
knob |
Move body tube or stage to get approximate focus
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fine adjustment
knob |
Move body tube or stage to get exact focus.
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arm
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supports the body tube and coarse adjustment
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ocular or
eyepiece |
Contains magnifying lens you look through.
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pointer
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used to indicate specific
area on field of view of microscope |
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nosepiece
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allows the objectives to rotate.
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objectives
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Contains lenses of different magnification.
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stage
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platform that
holds specimen |
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field of view
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the area (circle of light) you see when looking through the microscope.
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stereomicroscope or
dissecting microscope |
microscope which provides a three dimensional view of specimen.
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