Eyepiece/Ocular lens, The lens at the top of the microscope through which you look. It magnifies the image., Objective Lens, Lenses of varying magnifications (usually low, medium, and high) that further enlarge the specimen's image., Stage, The flat platform where you place the slides. It holds the specimen in position., Stage Clips, Clips on the stage that hold the slide in place., Coarse Adjustment Knob, Moves the stage up and down to bring the specimen into general focus., Fine Adjustment Knob, Used to fine-tune the focus after using the coarse adjustment., Illuminator, Provides the light needed to view the specimen, Iris Diaphragm, Controls the amount of light reaching the specimen, Arm, The part of the microscope that connects the base to the body; used to carry the microscope., Base, The bottom support structure of the microscope., Revolving Nosepiece, Holds the objective lenses and can be rotated to change magnification., Body Tube, Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses, Condenser, Focuses the light onto the specimen for clearer visibility

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