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The document describes the main components of a compound microscope. It lists the eyepiece, monocular or binocular head, arm, nosepiece, base, objective lenses, specimen slide, stage, stage clips, aperture, Abbe condenser, coarse and fine adjustment controls, stage height adjustment, mirror, illumination, and bottom lens as the key parts. The objective lenses magnify specimens and the total magnification is calculated by multiplying the objective and eyepiece magnifications. The document provides details on the functions of the various components that make up a compound microscope.

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Microscope

The document describes the main components of a compound microscope. It lists the eyepiece, monocular or binocular head, arm, nosepiece, base, objective lenses, specimen slide, stage, stage clips, aperture, Abbe condenser, coarse and fine adjustment controls, stage height adjustment, mirror, illumination, and bottom lens as the key parts. The objective lenses magnify specimens and the total magnification is calculated by multiplying the objective and eyepiece magnifications. The document provides details on the functions of the various components that make up a compound microscope.

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Name: Joun Erica D.

Talinguez Date: January 2, 2023


Yr/Section: 1 – BSFT- A Subject: Food Microbiology

COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

Eyepiece (ocular lens) with or without Pointer: The part that is looked through at the top of
the compound microscope. Eyepieces typically have a magnification between 5x & 30x.
 Monocular or Binocular Head: Structural support that holds & connects the eyepieces to
the objective lenses.
 Arm: Supports the microscope head and attaches it to the base.
 Nosepiece: Holds the objective lenses & attaches them to the microscope head. This part
rotates to change which objective lens is active.
 Base: Bottom base of the microscope that houses the illumination & supports the
compound microscope.
 Objective lenses: There are usually 3-5 optical lens objectives on a compound microscope
each with different magnification levels. 4x, 10x, 40x, and 100x are the most common
magnifying powers used for the objectives. The total magnification of a compound
microscope is calculated by multiplying the objective lens magnification by the eyepiece
magnification level. So, a compound microscope with a 10x eyepiece magnification looking
through the 40x objective lens has a total magnification of 400x (10 x 40).
 Specimen or slide: The object used to hold the specimen in place along with slide covers
for viewing. Most slides & slide covers are thin glass rectangles.
 Stage or Platform: The platform upon which the specimen or slide are placed. The height
of the mechanical stage is adjustable on most compound microscopes.
 Stage clips or mechanical stage: Clips on the stage that hold the slide in place on the
mechanical stage.
 Aperture - Disc or Iris Diaphragm: Circular opening in the stage where the illumination
from the base of the compound microscope reaches the platform of the stage.
 Abbe Condenser: This lens condenses the light from the base illumination and focuses it
onto the stage. This piece of the compound microscope sits below the stage & typically acts
as a structural support that connects the stage to arm or frame of the microscope.
 Coarse and fine adjustment controls: Adjusts the focus of the microscope. These knobs
increase or decrease the level of detail seen when looking at the slide or specimen through the
eyepiece of the compound microscope.
 Stage height adjustment: Adjusts the position of the mechanical stage vertically &
horizontally. It is important to adjust these knobs so that the objective lens is never coming
into contact with the slide or specimen on the stage.
 Mirror: Reflects light into the base of the microscope. Earlier microscopes used mirrors
that reflected light into the base of the microscope instead of halogen bulbs as their source of
illumination.
 Illumination: Light used to illuminate the slide or specimen from the base of the
microscope. Low voltage halogen bulbs are the most commonly used source of illumination
for compound microscopes.
 Bottom Lens or Field Diaphragm: Knob used to adjust the amount of light that reaches
the specimen or slide from the base illumination.

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