B1.2 Microscopy

• How does a light microscope work?


  Light from a mirror (or a light source) passes through the specimen, objective lens, the eyepiece lens , and into your eye.

  The two lenses magnify the image and cause the image to be much larger than the actual object.
• Define resolution.


  The smallest distance between the two objects that can be distinguished. (basically, how much detail you can see in the image)
• Stage.

  
• Base.

  
• Microscope slide.

  
• What is the role of the microscope?


  A microscope is designed to magnify small objects, so that they appear larger.
• What is the definition of magnification?


  How many times larger the image appears, compared to the real object.
• Objective lens.

  
• Eyepiece lens.