G10 Q2 Research

• Body/Head carries the optical parts.
• Arm connecting the base to the head.
• Base carries the illuminators.
• Eyepiece, also known as ocular, is where you look through the microscope.
• Nosepiece, also known as revolving turret, holds the objectives lenses.
• Objective lenses are used for specimen visualization.
• Scanner is set to 4x.
• Low power is set to 10x.
• High power is set to 40x.
• Oil immersion is set to 100x.
• Coarse Adjustment Knob moves the stage up and down to bring the specimen into focus.
• Fine Adjust Knob brings the specimen into sharper focus.
• Stage is where a specimen is placed for viewing.
• Stage Clips hold the specimen in place.
• Diaphragm is placed under the stage and controls the amount of light that reaches the specimen.
• Mirror, located at the base, directs the light coming from the external source.