Head- The upper portion of the microscope contains the optical components. It is also referred to as the body.

Base- It supports the microscope as it carries microscopic illuminators.

Arms- This is the part connecting the base and to the head and the eyepiece tube to the base of the microscope. It gives support to the head of the
microscope and it is also used when carrying the microscope.

Eyepiece- This is the part used to look through the microscope. Its found at the top of the microscope. Its standard magnification is 10x with an
optional eyepiece having magnifications from 5X to 30X. It is also called the ocular.

Eyepiece Tube- It is located right above the objective lens and it it the eyepiece’s holder.

Objective lenses- These are the major lenses of the microscope that is used for the visualization of the specimens. There are about 1-4 objective
lenses that is placed on one microscope and they have a magnification power of 40x-100X.

Nose Piece- It is a movable piece of a microscope and it can revolve the objective lens depending on the magnification. It is also known as the
revolving turret.

The Adjustment Knobs- There are two types of knob, the fine adjustment and the coarse adjustment knobs. These knobs are used to focus the
microscope.

Stage- This is where the specimen is placed for viewing.

Aperture- A hole on the microscope’s stage and where the transmitted light from the source reaches the stage.

Microscopic illuminator- This is the microscope’s source of light and it is located on the base.

Condenser- These lenses are used to collect light from the illuminator to be focused on the specimen, they are located unded the stage near the
diaphragm.

Diaphragm- The primary role of the diaphragm is to control the amount of light that could reach the specimen, it is located under the stage and it is
also called the Iris.

Condenser Focus Knob- This controls the focus of light on the specimen as the knob moves the condenser up and down.

The Rack Stop- This is reponsible for preventing the specimen from sliding, it controls how far the stage should go to prevent the objective lenses
from being too close to the specimen.