Parts of a Microscope

Parts of the Microscope Use the word bank below to label the parts of the microscope. Use p. 380 in the textbook as a reference. eye piece body tube arm stage coarse adjustment knob fine adjustment knob base light source diaphragm stage clips objective lens objective lens objective lens revolving nosepiece Functions of the Parts of the Microscope Place the name of the part of the microscope into the chart, beside the correct description of that part. Use the word bank above Microscope Part Function eye piece You look through it - it magnifies the object. body tube It holds the eyepiece at the proper distance from the lens. coarse adjustment knob It moves the tube up and down - use only with low power lens. fine adjustment knob Use this with medium and high power lenses to focus an object. arm It connects the base and tube - it is used to carry the microscope. revolving nosepiece It holds the lenses - you turn it to rotate the lenses. objective lens It magnifies the object - each one has a different power. stage It supports the microscope slide. diaphragm It controls the amount of light reaching the object being viewed. light source It creates light.