Base - The bottom support of a microscope (place other hand here when carrying microscope), Arm - back of microscope stretching from base to the nosepiece (place one hand here when carrying microscope), diaphragm - turn this to change how much light is allowed through to the specimen, Eyepiece - look through this ocular lens to view the specimen, stage - platform for the slide, has a hole that allows light to pass through to the specimen, Fine adjustment knob - The small knob that helps improve the focus (clearness) of the object (FINE-tune focusing), Coarse Adjustment knob - Raises and lowers the stage or objective lenses, use only with low power lens, Light source - faces up, toward the specimen and lenses, Nosepiece - Rotate to use different objective lenses: 4x, low power 10x, high power 40x, magnify - to make an object appear larger, magnification - the amount an object is magnified: 40x, 100x, 400x, focus - to make a blurry image more clear, objective lens - different lenses; their magnification power: 4x, 10x, 40x, stage clips - clips that hold a slide in place on the stage,

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