| A | B |
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| Eyepiece | Holds the top lens of the microscope. The lens helps to magnify the specimen (usually X 10) |
| Nosepeice | Holds the objective lenses and can rotate to use the different lenses |
| Coarse Adjustment knob | Used to bring specimen into view |
| Fine Adjustment knob | Used to clear the focus |
| Stage | Place to put the specimen |
| Arm and Base | Used to carry the microscope |
| Objective Lenses | The the lower lenses which magnify the specimen (usually either X 4, X 10, or X 40) |
| Light | Illuminates the specimen so it can be seen |
| Stage clips | Holds the specimen on the stage |
 | Arm |
 | Base |
 | Coarse Adjustment Knob |
 | Eyepiece |
 | Fine Adjustment Knob |
 | Objective Lens |
 | Light Diaphragm |
 | Light |
 | Revolving Nosepiece |
 | Stageclip |
 | Stage |
 | Tube |
| Light Diaphragm | Adjusts the amount of light that hits the specimen |
