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| Supports the body tube of the scope. |
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| Contains the magnifying lens you look through (10x). |
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| Maintains the proper distance between the eyepiece and the objective lenses. |
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| Holds the high and low powered objective lenses and can be rotated to change the magnification. |
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| A low power lens which usually has a 10x magnification, and a higher power lens which usually has a 40x magnification. |
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| Metal clips which hold the slide onto the stage of the microscope. |
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| Supports the slide which is being viewed. |
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| A series of holes which regulate the amount of light let into the body tube. |
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| Reflects the light upward throught he duaphragm, specimen, and the objective lenses. This feature is absent on electric microscopes. |
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| The bottom portion of the microscope which supports the scope. |
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| Moves the body tube up and down for initial focusing purposes. |
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| Moves the body tube only slightly to bring the specimen into sharp focus. |
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| The glass piece on which the specimen is placed. |
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| The small plastic piece used to cover the specimen before viewing. |
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| The number of times a specimen is enlarged. |
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