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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EYEPIECE

USUALLY CONTAINS A 10x LENS

NOSEPIECE

HOLDS THE OBJECTIVE LENSES; ROTATES TO ENABLE CHANGING MAGNIFICATION

ARM

SUPPORTS THE UPPER PART OF THE MICROSCOPE; SERVES AS A HANDLE

STAGE CLIP

USUALLY ONE ON EACH SIDE OF HOLE IN STAGE; HELP HOLD SLIDES IN PLACE

OBJECTIVE LENSES

USED IN COMBINATION WITH THE EYEPIECE TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF MAGNIFICATIONS, USUALLY FROM 40x TO 400x
Photo by Jan Kopřiva

STAGE

SUPPORTS THE SLIDES

DIAPHRAGM

WHEEL OR LEVEL THAT ADJUSTS AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT PASSES THROUGH HOLE IN STAGE; PROVIDES PROPER CONTRAST

COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

RAISES AND LOWERS THE STAGE OR OBJECTIVE LENSES

LIGHT

SENDS LIGHT THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE STAGE AND ILLUMINATES SPECIMEN ON A SLIDE

BASE

SUPPORTS THE MICROSCOPE; SERVES AS A HANDLE

FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB

RAISES AND LOWERS THE STAGE OR OBJECTIVE LENSES A TINY DISTANCE FOR EXACT FOCUSING