Microscope Practice

Please label the parts of the microscope

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

a

stage

fine adjustment

rotating nosepiece

arm

base

diaphragm

ocular eyepiece

light source

coarse adjustment

objective lens

Please label the parts of the microscope

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

a

stage clips

rotating nosepiece

diaphragm

arm

stage

coarse adjustment

fine adjustment

light source

base

ocular eyepiece

Match the following

• arm

• controls the amount of light

• diaphragm

• what you look through

• high power objective

• these hold the slide in place

• stage clips

• supports the body tube and is used to carry the scope

• eyepiece

• lens with the highest magnification, usually 40x

Match the following

• base

• the microscope sits on this for support

• fine adjustment

• used to focus usually on high power

• body tube

• rotates to allow you to select a lens

• revolving nosepiece

• flat surface to hold the slide

• stage

• connects the eyepiece and objective lens

Match the following

• stage clips

• used to focus, usually on high power

• fine adjustment

• lens with the lowest magnification, usually 4x

• light source

• provides the light

• low power objective

• these hold the slide in place

• coarse adjustment

• used to focus, moves the stage, and NEVER used on high power

mark the ocular lens (eyepiece)

mark the coarse adjustment

mark the arm

the circle of light that you see when you look in a microscope

• slide

• magnification

• field of view

If you want to control the amount of light entering the field of view, you would move this part to make the hole smaller or larger.

• eyepiece

• nosepiece

• mirror/light

• diaphragm