Table of Contents
- 1 What part of the microscope moves the body tube up and down?
- 2 What is the fastest way to focus your microscope?
- 3 What supports the body tube and is used to carry the microscope?
- 4 Should you focus by moving stage up or down?
- 5 What are the techniques to focus a specimen easily?
- 6 What supports the slide on a microscope?
- 7 What is the first step you should take to focus the image on the slide?
What part of the microscope moves the body tube up and down?
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Stage | Supports a slide |
| Coarse adjustment | Moves the body tube up and down in large increments to allow gross positioning and focusing of the objective lens. |
| Fine adjustment | Moves the body tube slightly to bring the image into sharp focus. |
| Base | Supports the microscope |
What is the fastest way to focus your microscope?
To focus a microscope, rotate to the lowest-power objective, and place your sample under the stage clips. Play with the magnification using the coarse adjustment knob and move your slide around until it is centered.
What supports the body tube and is used to carry the microscope?
Arm: supports the body tube and is used to carry the microscope. Base: supports the microscope and is used to carry it; the bottom part of the microscope. Body tube: Light passes through this hollow tube; it also maintains the correct distance between the eyepiece lens and the objective lens.
What does the body tube do on a microscope?
The microscope body tube separates the objective and the eyepiece and assures continuous alignment of the optics. It is a standardized length, anthropometrically related to the distance between the height of a bench or tabletop (on which the microscope stands) and the position of the seated observer’s…
What object and knob do you start with when focusing your scope?
ALWAYS use both hands when picking the microscope up and moving it from one place to another. 3. When focusing on a slide, ALWAYS start with either the 4X or 10X objective. Once you have the object in focus, then switch to the next higher power objective.
Should you focus by moving stage up or down?
Use the fine adjustment, if available, for fine focusing. If you have a microscope with a moving stage, then turn the coarse knob so the stage moves downward or away from the objective lens.
What are the techniques to focus a specimen easily?
Start by rotating the objective lens to lowest power.
What supports the slide on a microscope?
Stage: The flat platform that supports the slides. Stage clips hold the slides in place.
What is draw tube?
: a telescoping tube (as for the eyepiece of a microscope)
What is observation tube in microscope?
The optical tube length is defined as the distance between the objective rear focal plane and the intermediate or primary image at the fixed diaphragm of the eyepiece. As a result, each such accessory in a finite system must contain optical elements to bring the tube length ostensibly back to 160 millimeters.
What is the first step you should take to focus the image on the slide?
what are the steps you should use to focus the image on the slide? examine the slide with the naked eye, begin on low power, focus with the coarse focus knob, then refine the focus with the fine adjustment knob.