Ch.2 Lab- Microscope

• Which way do you move the diaphragm to increase the light intensity?

  Counterclockwise

  
• Which way does it decrease the light intensity?

  Clockwise

  
• What is the eyepiece power of your microscope?

  10x
• What are the objective lens powers of your microscope?

  4x, 10x, 40x, 100x
• Adjustment knob (coarse)


  Cause stage (or objective lens) to move upward or downward

  
• Arm


  Serves as a handle for carrying the microscope

  
• Condenser


  Concentrates light on the specimen

  
• Eyepiece (ocular lens)


  Contains a lens at the top of the body tube

  
• Field of View (FOV)


  Circular area seen through the eyepiece

  
• Iris diaphragm


  Increases or decreases the light intensity

  
• Nosepiece


  Part to which the objective lenses are attached

  
• Objective lens system


  After light passes through the specimen, it enters this lens system

  
• Stage


  Platform that supports a microscope slide

  
• Stage(slide) clip


  Holds the microscope slide in position.