| A | B |
|---|
| eyepiece | where you look into the microscope |
| body tube | thin tube that light must pass through to get to the eyepiece |
| stage | flat area underneath the nosepiece where you place the slide for viewing |
| stageclips | clips that hold the slide in place |
| nosepiece | where the objectives are attached |
| objective lens | attached to the nosepiece; it is what magnifies an object |
| base | the bottom part of the microscope; it supports the whole microscope |
| arm | support for the top part of the microscope |
| coarse adjustment knob | the knob you use to begin focusing |
| fine adjustment knob | knob used to fine tune the image |
| slide | flat piece of glass where you place your specimen |
| lamp | provides the light for the microscope |
| diaphragm | controls the amount of light that shines through the aperture |
| aperture | circle in the center of the stage that lets light shine through |
| legs | make up the base of the microscope (our microscope is a "mermaid"; it doesn't have these) |
