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15 Cards in this Set
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Houses the optical parts in the upper part of the microscope |
Head or body |
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Connects to the base and supports the microscope head it is also used to carry the microscope |
Arm |
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Supports the microscope and houses the illuminator |
Base |
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remagnifies the image formed by the objective lens . Standard magnifying power is 10 * |
Eyepiece/ Ocular |
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Holds the eyepiece in place above the objective lenses . |
Eyepiece tube |
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Primary lenses that magnifies the specimen |
Objective lenses |
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A rotating turret that houses the objectives |
Nosepiece |
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A bigger wheel used to adjust the l p o in focusing used also for initial focusing |
Coarse adjustment knob |
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A smaller wheel for final focusing of the specimen using hp oh . Use also to make specimen more vivid |
Fine adjustment knob |
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Where the slide or specimen is placed for focusing . |
Stage |
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It is used to hold the slide in place |
Stage clips |
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The light source of the microscope |
Illuminator |
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It is used to collect and focus the light from the illuminator on the specimen |
Condenser |
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It controls the amount of light reaching the specimen |
Iris diaphragm |
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Moves the condenser up or down to control the lighting focus on the specimen |
Condenser focus |
