Parts of the compound microscope

Base
The part that comes to support the entire microscope.

Foot and support

It is the same base of the microscope, where it reaches to each of the parts of the compound
microscope.
Column

It is also known as an arm or handle. It is located in the rear area of the device.

Ocular

It is the lens that is close to the eye of the observer, that is, the part of the microscope composed of
where the observer looks at the sample. Through this, it is possible to increase the image of the
objective. These usually have two eyepieces, called binoculars. However, there are models that only
have one, which is named as monocular.
Arm
It is presented as a piece with a curved shape that can be easily rotated, which has the optical tube at
its upper end and various pieces on the lower side.
Fine adjustment buttons
These are small buttons that are located on the two sides of the base of the arm, which help with the
refinement of the focus.

Objective
It is the lens located near the preparation. This manages to increase the image of the sample to be
observed.

Clamps

It refers to the mechanical part of the microscope with which the observer manages to hold the
preparation to see. These are usually attached to a car with screws, in that modern equipment, with
which the sample can be moved transversally or longitudinally.

Stir

It is in this part where the objective lens systems are found. Through it you can change and rotate the
objectives. This usually contains eye lens systems.

Focus screws

It is a macro metric screw with which the approach can be approached, and at the same time, it is
micrometric, used to obtain the correct focus.
Tube

The part that allows the observer to move the sample closer or closer, where it must move a
micrometric screw that performs the rapid movement either up or down.
Lighting system
It is the part of the composite microscope that generates the light that impinges on the sample.
Mobile car It is a device composed of two screws that are on top of the stage, which manages to
move the sample to be observed creating an orthogonal movement from right to left, and from front
to back.

Zipper

This part is what makes it possible for both micro and macrometric screws to be smaller or larger.