Directions: Fill in the blanks to make the sentence complete. Choose your answer from the
words in the box.
arm
fine adjustment knob
eyepiece
mirror
stage
stage clips
500x
inclination joint
60x
diaphragm
coarse adjustment knob
body tube
revolving nosepiece
base
low power
illumination
iris diaphragm
aperture
1
is a curved glass that bends light that passes through it.
2.
controls the amount of light on the specimen.
3
holds the objective lens.
4.
is a small knob on the side of the microscope used to focus fine-
tune the focus of the specimen
5. The glass slide is placed on the
for viewing
6. When focusing a specimen, you should always start with the
objective
7
contains a magnifying lens which you look into.
8. A microscope has an ocular objective of 10x and a high power objective of 50x, therefore,
the microscope's total magnification is
9. The objectives are attached to the
of the microscope.
10. The
holds the slide in place.
11. You should carry the microscope by the
and the
12.
13.
is the hole in the middle of the stage that allows light from the
illuminator to reach the specimen
14.
is the light source for a microscope.
15.
adjusts the amount of light that reaches the specimen.​