| A | B |
|---|
| body tube | holds up the ocular lens |
| ocular lens | we look through this; magnifies 10X, called the eyepiece |
| revolving nosepiece | rotates and holds the objective lens |
| high-power objective | magnifies 40X, blue ring, longest objective lens |
| stage | holds the slide |
| diaphragm | controls the amount of light |
| light | shines light through the stage |
| low-power objective | magnifies 10X, yellow ring, medium size objective lens |
| coarse adjustment | moves the stage up and down, large knob |
| base | supports the microscope |
| arm | holds up the ocular lens and the stage |
| fine adjustment | focuses the slide, small knob |
| stage clips | holds the slide in place, metal clips |
