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| coarse adjustment | this is the large knob that moves the body tube or stage up and down |
| fine adjustment | this is the small knob that is used for focusing the higher power objectives |
| arm | this supports the body tube, you should hold this with one hand when carrying it (while the other hand is under the base) |
| stage | this is where you place the slide that you wish to look at |
| stage clips | these hold the slide in place |
| body tube | this supports the eyepiece lens from the objective lens |
| nosepiece | this holds the low and high power objective lenses; allows the lenses to rotate for viewing |
| high-power objective | this lens would magnify the most |
| low-power objective | this lens would magnify the least |
| diaphragm | controls the amount of light passing through the opening of the stage |
| total magnification | to find this, you would multiply the magnification of the eyepiece by the magnification of the objective lens in use |
| how to carry a microscope | grasp the arm with one hand and place the other hand under the base |
