Microscope

• Microscope

  • An instrument used to enlarge and see specimen. 
• Eyepiece/Ocular Lens

  • A cylindrical containing two or more lenses. It helps to bring the object into focus. 
• Course Adjustment Crew

  • Used for initial focus. 
• Fine Adjustment Crew

  • Used for final and clear focus.  
• Revolving Nose Piece

  • It holds the objective for easy rotation.
• Objective

  • This part’s role is to magnify the specimen placed in the slide.  
• Magnification

  • 4x (Scanning) 
• Magnification

  • 100x (Bacteria) 
• Magnification

  • +100x (Virus) 
• Frame

  • Is a rigid structure that holds the other parts. It is where the microscope should be hold. 
• Stage

  • It is the area where the slides is put into and there are two clips to refrain the slide from moving.  
• Mirror

  • It mirrors the light to bounced to the slide to provide a light. 
• Condenser

  • Concentrate the light
• Diopter Adjustment

  • Adjust the focus of eyepiece
• Base

  • Is the part that holds the whole microscope.
• Body Tube

  • A hollow tube where the light travels from the objective to see the specimen.