Microscopes

Supports the body tube and is used to carry the microscope.

• Body Tube

• Base

• Arm

• Stage

Supports the microscope.

• Arm

• Stage Clips

• Nosepiece

• Base

Passageway for light and maintains the correct distance between the lenses.

• Body Tube

• Diaphragm

• Mirror or light source

• Stag

Moves the body tube or stage up or down for focusing.

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Arm

• Diaphragm

• Coarse Adjustment Knob

Supports the microscope slide and viewing object

• Stage Clips

• Base

• Mirror

• Stage

Contains the lens you look through.

• Low-power Objective

• High-power Objective

• Eyepiece

• Diaphragm

Reflects light up through the diaphragm, stage, viewing object, and lenses

• Revolving nosepiece

• Mirror

• Eyepiece

• Body Tube

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Provides the least magnification, 10X

• Revolving Nosepiece

• High-Power Objective

• Low-Power Objective

• Coarse Adjustment Knob

Provides the greatest magnification, 40X

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• High-Power Objective

• Low-Power Objective

• Coarse Adjustment Knob

Holds the microscope slide in place

• Stage Clips

• Stage

• Arm

• Base