- holds the high and low power objective
lenses, allows them to rotate for
MICROSCOPE - instrument that can magnify or
enlarge the image of objects
Compound Microscope
It consists of two kind of lenses:
1. Ocular lens
2. Objective lens/eyepiece
Parts of the Microscopes and functions
Objective lenses/Eyepiece
- what you look through at the top of the
microscope
- Magnifies the image for the viewer.
- used to view an object under the
microscope, has a power of 10X
Body Tube – connects the ocular lens/eyepiece
and the objective lens
- separates the eyepiece lens from the
objective lens
Revolving Nosepiece
- Holds and rotates the objectives
viewing
Objectives
- primary optical lenses used to magnify
an object ( magnify ng object ng isang
microscopes )
- Low-, medium-, and high-power lenses
that further magnify the specimen at
different intensities.
2 commonly use of Objectives:
1. Low Power Objectives (LPO)
- (yellow) magnifies about 43X found on
the nosepiece
2. High Power Objectives ( HPO )
- (green) magnifies about 10X found on
the nosepiece
LPO – an overview of the specimen ( 10 x )
HPO – clear image ( 40 x )
- You want more details
Arm –
- connects the body tube to the base
- Used to carry the microscope.
Stage Fine Adjustment Knob

- is where the specimen to be viewed is - moves the body tube for focusing with
placed the high-power objective lens
- slide goes here, where the
Base
performance takes place
- Platform where the slide with the - bottom of the microscope, used to
specimen is placed. carry the microscope
- used for support parts of the
Stage clips
microscope
- holds the glass slide in place on the
stage
- holds the slide in place

Iris Diaphragm Power of Eyepiece Lens

- controls the amount of light reaching - 10X
the specimen
Power of Scope on high power
Light Source/illuminator / Mirror
- 400x
- source of light, typically located at the
base Power of only the low power objective len
- gives us light to enable us to see the - 4x
specimen on the slide
- reflects light upward through the Hold the microscope by the .....
diaphragm - arm and base
- to illuminate the object of the image
in the microscope

Coarse Adjustment Knob

- moves the body tube for focusing with

the low-power objective lens
makapal yung knob
- Brings the object into approximate
focus by raising and lowering the
stage
- - you just raise the coarse adjustment
knob
- Large knob used for focusing the
image under low-power (general
focusing)
- moves the nosepiece a lot, used first
when viewing the slide. **NOT used
when in high power
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