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1 |  |  A rheostat is a device that controls the size of the magnification of an objective. |
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2 |  |  A microscope specimen consists of a part or product of the human body or a microbe. A specimen is examined microscopically in order to learn about the health of the whole body. |
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3 |  |  The oil-immersion objective has a very high power of magnification and therefore requires oil to produce a clear image of the specimen. |
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4 |  |  The working distance is the distance between the oculars and the specimen. |
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5 |  |  Lab personnel using the microscope must learn to recognize complicated patterns of blood-cell structures, urine-sediment composition, and microorganisms. |
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6 |  |  Most microscopes require very little maintenance except for routine care and a yearly inspection by a professional microscope technician. |
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7 |  |  In the term 40X, the X means times or magnification. |
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8 |  |  A mechanical stage is attached to the platform stage. |
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9 |  |  Resolution refers to the fact that when objectives are changed, the object in the center of the magnified field should remain centered in the field of view. |
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10 |  |  Located in the condenser, the rheostat controls the amount of light entering through the aperture in the stage. |
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11 |  |  The higher the magnification, the more light is required for viewing a specimen. |
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12 |  |  The higher the magnification, the longer the working distance. |
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13 |  |  With a mechanical stage, you can control much more easily the direction of the slide movement. |
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14 |  |  When moving from the 40X objective to the oil-immersion objective, you should remove your eyes from the oculars and look from the side at the microscope objectives. |
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15 |  |  On a mechanical stage, the range of motion between the x axis and the y axis permits movement in four directions. |
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16 |  |  If you lose your focus on a higher-powered objective, you must return to the 10X objective and start the focusing process from the beginning. |
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