CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

PBS 1101
PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY WITH TAXONOMY
LABORATORY

LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1: THE MICROSCOPE

Ocular/Eyepiece
Body Tube

Nosepiece
Arm
Lower Power Objective

Medium Power Objective

Stage
High Power Objective
Stage Clips Course Adjustment Knob

Diaphragm Fine Adjustment Knob

Lamp
Base

I. Please refer to the image above and identify the parts and functions.
1. Passes light from the head to the eyepiece
2. Holds the objectives in place so that they can rotate and can be changed easily.
3. Use for examining large specimens or surveying may smaller specimens
4. Increases the magnification
5. Used for observing fine details within a specimen sample
6. Stage clips hold the slides in proper place
7. Controls the amount of light passing through the slide
8. Provides light for viewing the slide
9. The eyepiece is where one views the enlarged objects. It contains a lens called the ocular.
10. Supports the body tube
11. Holds the slide and contains an opening that allows light to pass through the specimen.
12. Moves the stage up and down quickly. Used to find specimen when using the low power objective.
13. Used to make small focus adjustment, especially when using the high power objective.
14. Support and stabilizes the microscope.