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200725340 Parts of Microscope and Their Functions

The document outlines the various parts of a microscope and their functions, including lenses, diaphragm, adjustment knobs, and stage. It explains the importance of each component, such as the eyepiece for viewing, the objective lenses for magnification, and the stage for holding slides. Additionally, it highlights the role of illumination and light control in enhancing specimen observation.

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200725340 Parts of Microscope and Their Functions

The document outlines the various parts of a microscope and their functions, including lenses, diaphragm, adjustment knobs, and stage. It explains the importance of each component, such as the eyepiece for viewing, the objective lenses for magnification, and the stage for holding slides. Additionally, it highlights the role of illumination and light control in enhancing specimen observation.

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Parts of a Microscope and their Lenses are colour coded, the shortest lens is

Functions of the lowest power, and the longest lens is


high power lenses.

Diaphragm: Diaphragm 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 focussing the high
power lens.

Arm: It supports the tube of the microscope


and connects to the base of the microscope.

Stage: The platform that is flat used for


placing the slides under observation.
The following are the parts of microscope:-
Stage clip: Stage clips hold the slides in
Eyepiece or ocular lens: Eyepiece is the proper place.
lens, present at the top and is used to see the
objects under study. Eyepiece lens contains a Condensor: The main function of condenser
magnification of 10X or 15X. lens is focussing the light on the specimen
under observation. When very high powers of
Tube: Tube or the body tube, connects the 400X are used, condenser lenses are very
eyepiece to the objective lenses. important. Presence of condenser lens gives a
sharper image as compared to the
Resolving nosepiece: It is also known as the microscope with no condenser lens.
Turret. Resolving nosepiece has holders for
the different objective lenses. It allows the Base: Provides basal support for the
rotation of the lenses while viewing. microscope.

Objective lenses: Generally, three or four Power switch: The main power switch that
objective lenses are found on a microscope, turns the illumination on or off.
with ranges of 10X, 40X, 100X powers.
A standard microscope has three, four, or five
objective lenses that range in power from 4X to
100X. When focusing the microscope, be careful that
the objective lens doesn’t touch the slide, as it could
break the slide and destroy the specimen.

Specimen or slide: The specimen is the object being


examined. Most specimens are mounted on slides,
flat rectangles of thin glass.

The specimen is placed on the glass and a cover slip


is placed over the specimen. This allows the slide to
be easily inserted or removed from the microscope.
It also allows the specimen to be labeled,
transported, and stored without damage.

Stage: The flat platform where the slide is placed.

Stage clips: Metal clips that hold the slide in place.

Stage height adjustment (Stage Control): These


knobs move the stage left and right or up and down.

Eyepiece: The lens the viewer looks through to see Aperture: The hole in the middle of the stage that
the specimen. The eyepiece usually contains a 10X or allows light from the illuminator to reach the
15X power lens. specimen.

Diopter Adjustment: Useful as a means to change On/off switch: This switch on the base of the
focus on one eyepiece so as to correct for any microscope turns the illuminator off and on.
difference in vision between your two eyes.
Illumination: The light source for a microscope.
Body tube (Head): The body tube connects the Older microscopes used mirrors to reflect light from
eyepiece to the objective lenses. an external source up through the bottom of the
stage; however, most microscopes now use a low-
Arm: The arm connects the body tube to the base of voltage bulb.
the microscope.
Iris diaphragm: Adjusts the amount of light that
Coarse adjustment: Brings the specimen into reaches the specimen.
general focus.
Condenser: Gathers and focuses light from the
Fine adjustment: Fine tunes the focus and increases illuminator onto the specimen being viewed.
the detail of the specimen.
Base: The base supports the microscope and it’s
Nosepiece: A rotating turret that houses the where illuminator is located.
objective lenses. The viewer spins the nosepiece to
select different objective lenses.

Objective lenses: One of the most important parts of


a compound microscope, as they are the lenses
closest to the specimen.

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