Episcopal Diocese of Southern Philippines

BRENT HOSPITAL AND COLLEGES INCORPORATED

Justice R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Microbiology & Physiology

LABORATORY EXERCISE #1

THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

NAME MAGBANUA, JEAN MAE C. SCORE

YR & SEC BSN 1-N DATE 2/13/24

PART I. DRAW and LABEL the PART OF THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE.

Laboratory Exercise #1
PART II. List down the parts of the compound microscope in COLUMN A and place
their corresponding functions in COLUMN B.

PARTS FUNCTIONS
Eyepiece (Ocular Lens) The lens the viewer looks through to see the specimen.

Head It connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses.

Arm It connects the body tube or head to the base of the

microscope.
Stage Located beneath the revolving nosepiece, it is the flat
platform on which the specimen is placed.
Coarse Focus It brings the specimen into general focus.

Fine Focus It fine-tunes the focus and increases the details of the
specimen.
Stage Controls Found beneath the stage, these knobs move the stage either
left or right or forward and backward.
Illuminator The light source of the microscope.

Base It supports the microscope and it is where the illuminator

is found.
On/Off Switch The switch is located at the base of the microscope that
turns the illuminator on or off.
Aperture The hole in the middle of the stage that allows light from
the illuminator to reach the slide containing the specimen.
Iris Diaphragm Found on the condenser, it is used to adjust the amount of
light coming through the condenser.
Condenser It is found beneath the stage and contains a lens system
that focuses light onto the specimen. It gathers and focuses
light onto the specimen.
Slide Holder/Clips Situated above the stage, these are metal clips that hold the
slide in place.
Objectives This is held in place above the stage by the revolving
nosepiece and is the lens that is closest to the specimen. It
contains 3 to 5 objectives ranging in power from 4x to
100x.
Revolving Nose Piece Located above the stage, it holds the objective lenses.

Diopter Adjustment It is used to change focus on one eyepiece in order to

correct any difference in vision between the two eyes.

Prepared by:

NUR ELDEEN M. ECHEVERRIA, MAN, RN

Micro-Para Instructor
Laboratory Exercise #1