| A | B |
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| arm | supports the body tube, used to carry |
| base | the bottom part, used to carry |
| Body tube | light passes through this hollow tube, maintains distance between eyepiece lens and the objective lens |
| coarse adjustment knob | turns to raise and lower body tube or stage |
| diaphragm | changes the amount of light that enters the body tube |
| eyepiece | contains the lens that you look through |
| fine adjustment knob | moves slightly and used to sharpen the image |
| mirror/light source | sends light up through the hole in the stage |
| nosepiece | holds the objective lenses/ rotates to change magnification |
| objective lenses | usually 10X or 40X / located on nosepiece |
| stage | suppots the microscope slide |
| stage clips | hold the microscope slide in place |
