Microscope Parts and Functions

A microscope is an instrument widely to magnify and resolve the image of an object that is otherwise
invisible to naked eye. For resolving the details of objects, which otherwise cannot be achieved by
naked eye, a microscope is used.

Introduction to microscope parts and functions

Depending upon the organism to be studied and their characteristics, microscopes are classified as
light or optical microscope, electron microscope and other types like scanning-tunneling
microscopes.

Parts of a Microscope and their Functions

The following are the parts of microscope:-

Eyepiece or ocular lens: Eyepiece is the lens, present at the top and is used to see the objects
under study. Eyepiece lens contains a magnification of 10X or 15X.
Tube: Tube or the body tube, connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses.

Resolving nosepiece: It is also known as the Turret. Resolving nosepiece has holders for the
different objective lenses. It allows the rotation of the lenses while viewing.

Objective lenses: Generally, three or four objective lenses are found on a microscope, with ranges
of 10X, 40X, 100X powers. Lenses are colour coded, the shortest lens is 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.

Stage clip: Stage clips hold the slides in proper place.

Condensor: The main function of condenser lens is focussing the light on the specimen under
observation. When very high powers of 400X are used, condenser lenses are very important.
Presence of condenser lens gives a sharper image as compared to the microscope with no
condenser lens.

Base: Provides basal support for the microscope.

Power switch: The main power switch that turns the illumination on or off.

Conclusion to Microscope Parts and Functions

A microscope is commonly used in a microbiological laboratory and is uses for the study of
organisms. The various parts of a microscope with their associated function are mentioned above.
 
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If you are curious to find out the detail information about an optical instrument used to create largest
pictures of images of very small objects, you need to read Microscope Facts. Microscope can be used to
know the detail picture of bacteria. Without the usage of Microscope, it won’t be easy for you to see this
small thing. Here are facts about microscope for you:
Microscope Facts 1: History
The first usage of microscope can be traced back the life of the first century Romans. The ancient people
used glass lenses to magnify objects.

Microscope Facts 2: the first microscope

The first microscope was created by Zaccharias and Hans Janssen. Both were the Dutch spectacle
markers who placed two lenses in a tube at the end of 16th century.

Microscope Facts

Microscope Facts 3: Father Of Microscopy

Even though the first microscope was created by Zaccharias and Hans Janssen, the credit of the father of
Microscopy was taken by Anthony Leeuwenhoek.   The creation of his microscope was more
sophisticated because it magnified by a factor of 270.

Microscope Facts 4: Compound microscopes

If you find two lenses located at opposite end of a closed tube, it is called as a compound microscope. If
you want to get sophisticated microscope, check the electron microscope.  The usage of electron in a
vacuum characterized the microscope. The image will be displayed in a monitor.

Microscope Image

Microscope Facts 5: Scanning-Probe Microscopes

If you want to get the three dimensional image form the object magnified by microscope, you need to use
scanning-probe microscopes. The narrow and sharp metal point will be used to scan and magnify the
object surface.
Microscope Facts 6: usage of microscope
Microscope is very important in the life of people especially doctor. When he or she wants to diagnose
disease and examine the tissue sample, they will use microscope to check it.

Microscope Pic

Microscope Facts 7: Scientists

Microscope is also important to the life of scientists.  The health of an ecosystem can be seen easily by
checking the water and soil samples via microscope.  The people who were involved in computer
production also use the tool to examine the detail part of inner computer.

Microscope Facts 8: flea glasses

Flea glasses are a term to call the first microscope created by Zacharias and Han Jansen in 1950s. The
main purpose of their microscope was to examine small insects. Check insect facts here.
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Microscope Facts 9: Robert Hooke

Due to the invention of microscope, Robert Hooke was able to study cells. He put honeycomb structure of
a cork by using microscope.

Microscope Facts 10: Marcello Marpighi

People always call Marcello Marpighi as the father of microscopic anatomy. He discovered red blood cells
and taste buds.
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Tuberculoses and cholera bacilli were discovered by Robert Koch by using a compound microscope. Carl
Zeiss was a German engineer who can improve the quality of microscope lenses in 19th century. Are you
impressed with facts about microscope?
 

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