(Pre-Assessment) Parts & Functions of the Microscope

Who coined the name ‘microscope’?

• Ernst Ruska

• Giovanni Faber

• Hans Jannsen

• Robert Hooke

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical part of the compound microscope?

• arm

• base

• eyepiece

• stage

What are the two adjustment knobs used in focusing the specimen?

• body and draw

• coarse and fine

• nosepiece and dust shield

• stage and stage clip

Which of the following is a magnifying part of the compound microscope?

• body tube

• inclination joint

• draw tube

• scanner objective

Which two parts of the compound microscope magnify the image of an object?

• eyepiece and mirro

• objectives and mirror

• eyepiece and objectives

• objectives and diaphragm

Which of the following is an illuminating part of the compound microscope?

• diaphragm

• nosepiece

• scanner

• stage

Which part is used to incline the upper portion of the microscope to facilitate viewing of the specimen?

• coarse adjustment

• inclination joint

• fine adjustment

• revolving nosepiece

Which of the following microscope structure-function pairs is MISMATCHED?

• ocular - where the observer peeps through

• base – supports the entire weight of the microscope

• stage – reflects the light from the source of the specimen

• body tube - connects the lenses of the objectives and the ocular

Which of the following does NOT describe a microscope? It _________.

• decreases the size of small objects

• increases the size of small objects

• makes small objects appear larger

• makes faraway objects look closer

Which part is the body tube?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4