Microscope High School

You should always carry the microscope by the

• arm and base
• arm and body tube
• arm only

When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the

• low objective lens
• medium objective lens
• high objective lens

The _______focuses the image under low power.

• revolving nosepiece
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob

A compound light microscope will use _______ or more lenses at the same time.

• 1
• 2
• 3

The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.

• revolving nosepiece
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob

Magnifies the image (usually 10x) and you look into the scope here.

• Eyepiece/ Ocular
• arm
• low power objective
• fine adjustment

Secures the slide in position for holding and viewing

• stage
• light source
• stage clips
• coarse adjustment knob

Moves body tube up and down (and stage) to allow gross focusing of microscope image

• coarse adjustment
• fine adjustment
• scanning objective
• low power objective

Moves body tube slightly to sharpen the focus of the image

• arm
• coarse adjustment
• eyepiece/ ocular
• fine adjustment

Supports the microscope

• arm
• diaphragm
• base
• light source