parts of microscope

• eyepiece lens


  looked through to see the image and also magnifies the image
• objective lens


  • magnifies the image
  • usually there are three different objective lenses (eg. x4, x10, x40)
• stage


  supports the slide
• clip


  holds the slide in place
• handle


  to carry the microscope with
• lamp


  shines through the slide so the image can be seen more easily
• focusing knobs


  move the stage up and down to bring the image into focus
• what are the two focusing knobs called?

  • coarse adjustment knob
  • fine adjustment knob