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Simple Microscope: Luna, Zyrah Angelic L. BSBA-3 MWF 4:00-5:00pm

This document provides an overview of the parts and functions of a simple microscope. It lists and describes the major components, including the eyepiece or ocular lens, tube, arm, base, illuminator, stage, stage clips, revolving nosepiece or turret, objective lenses in various powers, rack stop, condenser lens, diaphragm or iris, coarse adjustment knob, and fine adjustment knob. The microscope uses these parts to magnify and resolve otherwise invisible objects so they can be studied.

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Simple Microscope: Luna, Zyrah Angelic L. BSBA-3 MWF 4:00-5:00pm

This document provides an overview of the parts and functions of a simple microscope. It lists and describes the major components, including the eyepiece or ocular lens, tube, arm, base, illuminator, stage, stage clips, revolving nosepiece or turret, objective lenses in various powers, rack stop, condenser lens, diaphragm or iris, coarse adjustment knob, and fine adjustment knob. The microscope uses these parts to magnify and resolve otherwise invisible objects so they can be studied.

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Luna, Zyrah Angelic L.

BSBA-3
MWF 4:00-5:00pm

Simple Microscope

Microscope is an instrument widely to magnify and resolve the image of an object that is
otherwise invisible to naked eye.
PARTS and FUNCTIONS;
Eyepiece or ocular Lens: The lens, present at the top and is used to see the objects under
study. Eyepiece lens contains a magnification of 10X and 15X.
Tube: Tube or the body tube, connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses.
Arm: Supports the tube and connects it to the base.
Base: The bottom of the microscope, used for support.
Illuminator: A steady light source (110 volts) used in place of a mirror. If your
microscope has mirror, it is used to reflect light from an external light source up through
the bottom of the stage.
Stage: The platform where you place your slides. Stage clips hold the slides in place. If
your microscope has a mechanical stage, you will be able to move the slide around by
turning two knobs. One moves it left and right, the other moves it up and down.
Stage clip: Stage clips hold the slides in proper place.
Revolving Nosepiece or Turret: This is the part that holds two or more objective lenses
and can be rotated to easily change power.
Objective Lenses: Usually you will find 3or 4 objective lenses on a microscope. They
almost always consist of 4X, 10X, 40X and 100X powers. The shortest lens is the lowest
power, the longest one is the lens with the greatest power.
Rack Stop: This is an adjustment that determines how close the objectives lens can get to
the slide. You would only need to adjust this if you were using very thin slides and you
werent able to focus on the specimen at high power.
Condenser Lens: To focus the light onto the specimen. Condenser lenses are most useful
at the highest power (400x and above).
Diaphragm or Iris: Helps in controlling the amount of light that is passing through the
opening of the stage. It is helpful in the adjustment of the control of light that enters.
Coarse adjustment knob: Used for focus on scanning. Usually the low power lens is
used enabling the movement of the tube.
Fine adjustment knob: Used for focus on oil. Moves the body tube for focusing the high
power lens.

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