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Chapter 3: The Microscope

front 1

The microscope slide rests on the _______ while being viewed.

a. base

b. condenser

c. iris

d. stage

back 1

d. stage

front 2

Your lab microscope is parfocal. What does this mean?

a. The specimen is clearly in focus at this depth.

b. The slide should be almost in focus when changing to higher magnifications.

c. You can easily discriminate two close objects as separate.

back 2

b. The slide should be almost in focus when changing to higher magnifications.

front 3

If the ocular lens magnifies a specimen 10X, and the objective lens used magnifies the specimen 35X, what is the total mangification being used to observe the specimen?

back 3

10X x 35X = 350X

front 4

How do you clean the lenses of your microscope?

a. with a paper towel

b. with soap and water

c. with special lens paper and cleaner

back 4

c. with special lens paper and cleaner

front 5

True/False:

You should always begin observation of specimens with the oil immersion lens.

back 5

False. You should always begin with the scanning objective lens.

front 6

Explain the proper technique for transporting the microscope.

back 6

Carry it upright with one hand supporting the base and one holding the arm.

front 7

True/False:

The microscope lens may be cleaned with any soft tissue.

back 7

False

front 8

True/False:

The microscope should be stored with the oil-immersion lens in position over the stage.

back 8

False

front 9

True/False:

When beginning to focus, use the lowest-power lens.

back 9

True

front 10

True/False:

When focusing on high-power, always use the coarse adjustment knob to focus.

back 10

False

front 11

True/False:

A coverslip should always be used with wet mounts.

back 11

True

front 12

What part of the microscope is the:

platform on which the slide rests for viewing?

back 12

stage

front 13

What part of the microscope is:

used to adjust the amount of light passing through the specimen?

back 13

iris diaphragm lever

front 14

What part of the microscope:

controls the movement of the slide on the stage?

back 14

mechanical stage

front 15

What part of the microscope is:

delivers a concentrated beam of light to the specimen?

back 15

condenser

front 16

What part of the microscope is:

used for precise focusing once initial focusing has been done?

back 16

fine adjustment knob

front 17

What part of the microscope:

carries the objective lenses; rotates so that the different objective lenses can be brought into position over the specimen?

back 17

nosepiece

front 18

Define virtual image.

back 18

The image generated by the ocular lens after it magnifies the real image created by the objective lens.

front 19

Define resolution.

back 19

The ability to discriminate two close objects as separate.

front 20

The distance from the bottom of the objective lens to the surface of the slide is called _______.

back 20

working distance

front 21

Assume there is an object on the left side of the field that you want to bring to the center (that is toward the apparent right). In what direction would you move your slide?

back 21

left

front 22

The area of the slide seen when looking through the microscope is the ______.

back 22

field

front 23

If a microscope has a 10X ocular lens and the total magnification at a particular time is 950X, the objective lens in use at that time is _____.

back 23

95X

front 24

Why should the light be dimmed when looking at living (nearly transparent) cells?

back 24

to increase contrast

front 25

If, after focusing in low power, you need to use only the fine adjustment to focus the specimen at the higher powers, the microscope is said to be _____.

back 25

parfocal

front 26

You are using a 10X ocular and 15X objective, and the field diameter is 1.5 mm. The approximate field size with a 30X objective is _______mm.

back 26

0.75 mm

front 27

If the diameter of the high-power field is 1.2 mm, an object that occupies approximately a third of that field has an estimated diameter of ______mm.

back 27

0.4 mm

front 28

Say you are observing an object in the low-power field. When you switch to high power, it is no longer in your field of view. Why might this occur?

What should you do initially to prevent this from happening?

back 28

Moving to a higher power lens narrows the field of view, and the object could be outside of the new field of view if it was not perfectly centered under the lower powered lens.

Center the object being viewed before switching to a higher powered lens.

front 29

Does the following factor increase or decrease as one moves to higher magnifications with the microscope?

resolution

back 29

increases within limits

front 30

Does the following factor increase or decrease as one moves to higher magnifications with the microscope?

working distance

back 30

decreases

front 31

Does the following factor increase or decrease as one moves to higher magnifications with the microscope?

amount of light needed

back 31

increases

front 32

Does the following factor increase or decrease as one moves to higher magnifications with the microscope?

depth of field

back 32

decreases

front 33

A student has the high-power lens in position and appears to be intently observing the specimen. The instructor, noting a working distance of about 1 cm, knows the student isn't actually seeing the specimen. How so?

back 33

The working distance for the high-power lens should be much smaller - about 0.5 mm, so the whatever the student is observing is not in focus.

front 34

Describe the proper procedure for preparing a wet mount.

back 34

Place a drop of water or saline on a clean slide. Place the object/sample in the drop of water. Hold a cover sip at a 45 degree angle at on side of the drop and slowly lower the coverslip.

front 35

Indicate the probable cause of the following situation during use of a microscope.

Only half of the field is illuminated.

back 35

Something is blocking the light path.

front 36

Indicate the probable cause of the following situation during use of a microscope.

The visible field does not change as the mechanical stage is moved.

back 36

The slide could be stuck to the lens or the working distance could be too great and not properly focused.