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| ARM | supports the body above the stage |
| BASE | supports the microscope |
| BODY | separates the lens in the eyepiece from the objective lenses below |
| COARSE ADJUSTMENT | knob used to focus the image of an object when it is viewed through the low-power lens |
| DIAPHRAGM | used to adjust the amount of light passing through the slide and into an objective lens |
| EYEPIECE | objects are viewed through this; contains a lens that commonly magnifies an image 10 times |
| FINE ADJUSTMENT | knob used to focus the image of an object when it is viewed through the high-power lens |
| HIGH-POWER OBJECTIVE | the largest lens on the nosepiece; magnifies an image approximately 40 times |
| LOW-POWER OBJECTIVE | the smallest lens on the nosepiece; magnifies an image approximately 10 times |
| MIRROR | used to reflect light through an opening in the stage |
| NOSEPIECE | holds the objective lenses above the stage and rotates so all lenses may be used |
| STAGE | supports the object being viewed |
| STAGE CLIPS | holds a slide in place on the stage |
