| A | B |
| ocular | eyepiece |
| low power objective | lens used first |
| high power objective | use fine adjustment knob only |
| stage | slide support |
| stage clips | holds slide in place |
| nosepiece | revolves to move lenses in place |
| body tube | holds eyepiece |
| coarse | adjustment knob that moves the stage quickly |
| fine | adjustment knob that moves the stage slightly |
| lamp | light source |
| arm & base | hold on to these to carry the microscope |
| monocular | microscope with one eyepiece |
| compound | microscope using 2 sets of lenses |
| left | direction image moves when you move the slide right |
| right | direction image moves when you move the slide left |
| towards | direction image moves when you move the slide away from you |
| away | direction image moves when you move the slide towards you |
| upside down and backwards | position of images under the microscope |
| 5 mm | 5000 micrometres |
| field of view | illuminated circle |
| pointer | skinny object in eyepiece |
| depths | adjusting the fine focus allows you to see things at different ... |
| 10x X 40 = 400X | total magnification |
| diaphragm | light adjuster |
| stage down | position of stage when putting away |