Parts of a Microscope. Important things to remember about using the microscope: 1. Always start with...

Parts of a Microscope

COMPOUND LIGHT

MICROSCOPE

Eyepiece

Arm

Stageclips

Coarse Adjustment

Fine Adjustment

Base

Illuminator (light source)

DiaphragmStage

Objective Lenses

Revolving Nosepiece

Important things to remember about using the microscope:

1. Always start with the lowest objective lens! If you want to look closer at your object, then you move up.

Important things to remember about using the microscope:

2. Always use the coarse adjustment knob first! Then use the fine adjustment knob.

• The flat platform where you place your slides

• Stage-I

ReviewParts of Microscope!

• The 10x lens you look through.

• Eyepiece-A


• Lenses with high and low magnification, usually 4x, 10x, and 40x.

• Objective Lenses-J


• The disk you rotate in order to adjust how much light hits your slide.

• Diaphragm-H


• The first knob you turn to bring the specimen into general focus. Moves stage up and down.

• Coarse Adjustment-D


• The second knob you turn to fine-tune focus and increase the detail of specimen.

• Fine Adjustment-E


• Supports the microscope; the location of the light source.

• Base-F


• The connecting bar you use to hold and carry the microscope.

• Arm-B


• You spin this to rotate the lenses so that you can increase magnification of the specimen.

• Revolving Nosepiece-K


• Projects light upwards through the diaphragm to allow you to see the specimen.

• Illuminator-G


• These are used to hold a slide in place on the stage.

• Stage Clips-C


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