reflects light
mirrror
concentrates light
condenser
Regulates the amount of light
diagphragm
focuses light on the eye
eyepiece
enlarges the specimen to five times or ten times
ocular lense
magnify the image
objective lense
supports the entire weight of the microsope
base
supports the body tube
arm
it supports the slide
stage
holds the slide firmly in place
stage clips
moves the body tube faster to focus the specimen
coarse adjustment
used to get a sharp focus of the specimen being viewed
fine adjustment
a rotating disk that holds the objectives
rotating nosepiece