Microscope Parts and Functions

1: What is the arm for??

To hold the base

To support the body tube

2: What does the base do??

Supports entire microscope

To support the body tube

3: What does the eyepiece do??

Contains a lens that magnifies 10x and allows us to look into the microscope.

Supports the microscope slide and object being viewed.

4: What does the body tube do??

It moves up and down to focus on an object and supports the objectives and eyepiece.

To move the body tube up and down.

5: What is the low power objective do??

Contains a lens that magnifies 40x or 43x

Contains a lense that mignifies 10x

6: What is the high power objective for??

Contains a lens that magnifies 40x or 43x

Contains a lens that magnifies 10x

7: What is the course adjustment knob for??

It moves the body tube up and downn allowing us to focus on the object being viewed

It moves it down only.

It moves up only.

8: What is the stage for??

It supports the microscope slide and object being viewed

It holds the object.

9: What is the diaphragm for??

It prevents or allows the entrance of light into the body tube.

It was adjusts the knob

10: Mirror??

Reflects the light up into the body tube.

To support the body tube