Microscope Practice

Please label the parts of the microscope

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

a

ocular eyepiece

diaphragm

arm

fine adjustment

objective lens

stage

rotating nosepiece

base

light source

coarse adjustment

Please label the parts of the microscope

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

a

stage

ocular eyepiece

coarse adjustment

rotating nosepiece

diaphragm

base

arm

stage clips

fine adjustment

light source

Match the following

• eyepiece

• lens with the highest magnification, usually 40x

• diaphragm

• these hold the slide in place

• high power objective

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

• stage clips

• what you look through

• arm

• controls the amount of light

Match the following

• body tube

• the microscope sits on this for support

• stage

• connects the eyepiece and objective lens

• revolving nosepiece

• flat surface to hold the slide

• fine adjustment

• used to focus usually on high power

• base

• rotates to allow you to select a lens

Match the following

• stage clips

• used to focus, usually on high power

• coarse adjustment

• lens with the lowest magnification, usually 4x

• fine adjustment

• these hold the slide in place

• light source

• provides the light

• low power objective

• 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