1. Parts of a Microscope

3. Important things to remember about using the microscope: 1. Always start with the lowest objective lens! If you want to look closer at your object, then you move up.

4. Important things to remember about using the microscope: 2. Always use the coarse adjustment knob first! Then use the fine adjustment knob.

5. The flat platform where you place your slides Stage-I Review Parts of Microscope!

6. The 10x lens you look through. Eyepiece-A Review Parts of Microscope!

7. Lenses with high and low magnification, usually 4x, 10x, and 40x. Objective Lenses-J Review Parts of Microscope!

8. The disk you rotate in order to adjust how much light hits your slide. Diaphragm-H Review Parts of Microscope!

9. The first knob you turn to bring the specimen into general focus. Moves stage up and down. Coarse Adjustment-D Review Parts of Microscope!

10. The second knob you turn to fine-tune focus and increase the detail of specimen. Fine Adjustment-E Review Parts of Microscope!

11. Supports the microscope; the location of the light source. Base-F Review Parts of Microscope!

12. The connecting bar you use to hold and carry the microscope. Arm-B Review Parts of Microscope!

13. You spin this to rotate the lenses so that you can increase magnification of the specimen. Revolving Nosepiece-K Review Parts of Microscope!

14. Projects light upwards through the diaphragm to allow you to see the specimen. Illuminator-G Review Parts of Microscope!

15. These are used to hold a slide in place on the stage. Stage Clips-C Review Parts of Microscope!