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Lecture On Parts of A Compound Microscope S7

The document summarizes the main parts of a compound microscope and their functions. The mechanical parts provide support and adjustments to view specimens, including the base, pillar, stage, body tube, nosepiece, and coarse and fine adjustment knobs. The magnifying parts enlarge the specimen, including the eyepiece or ocular lens and objective lenses. The illuminating parts provide light, such as the mirror and electric lamp beneath the stage.

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Lecture On Parts of A Compound Microscope S7

The document summarizes the main parts of a compound microscope and their functions. The mechanical parts provide support and adjustments to view specimens, including the base, pillar, stage, body tube, nosepiece, and coarse and fine adjustment knobs. The magnifying parts enlarge the specimen, including the eyepiece or ocular lens and objective lenses. The illuminating parts provide light, such as the mirror and electric lamp beneath the stage.

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PARTS OF A COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

PARTS FUNCTION
A. Mechanical Parts
It provides support and adjustments.
Base  It is the bottommost portion that
supports the entire or lower microscope.
Pillar  It is a vertical projection. This stands by
resting on the base and supports the
stage.
Inclination Joint  It allows for tilting of the microscope for
convenience of the user.
Arm/Neck  The entire microscope is handled by a
strong and curved structure known as
the arm.
Stage  It is a platform where object is to be
examined.
Stage Clips  It secures the specimen to the stage.
 It holds the slide in place.
Body Tube  It is attached to the arm and bears the
lenses.
Draw Tube  It is a cylindrical structure on the top of
the body tube that holds the ocular
lenses.
Revolving/ Rotating Nosepiece  The nose piece is circular and a rotating
metal part that is connected to the body
tube’s lower end. The nose piece has
three holes wherein the objective lenses
are embedded.
Dust Shield  It lies on the top of the nosepiece and
keeps dust from settling on the
objectives.
Coarse Adjustment  It is a large knob that is used for moving
the body tube down and up for bringing
the object to be examined under exact
focus.
Fine Adjustment Knob  It is a smaller knob for delicate focusing
bringing the object into a perfect focus.
Diaphragm  It controls the amount of light that
passes through the specimen.
Condenser  It is used to collect and focus the light
from the illuminator on to the specimen.
B. Magnifying Parts
It enlarges the specimen.
Eyepiece or Ocular lens  It magnifies the image.
Objectives/ Objective Lenses  It is a metal cylinders attached below
the nosepiece and contains specially
ground and polished lenses
C. Illuminating Parts
It provides light.
Mirror  It is located beneath the stage and has
concave and plane surfaces to gather
and direct light to illuminate the object.
Electric Lamp  It is a built- in illuminator beneath the
stage that may be used if sunlight is not
preferred or is not available.

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