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Name: Yllana Amor O. Tenerife Course: BSN 1A

Date: August 16, 2023 Group No: 2

LAB EXERCISE #1
MICROSCOPE
LABORATORY ACTIVITY
1. Draw a microscope and label each part. (Use a short bond paper and a coloring pen)
2. Give the functions of each part of the microscope. (Separate bond paper)
3. Write a summary of what you have learned in this topic.

A. NAME EACH PART OF THE MICROSCOPE

1. Ocular lens (Eye

piece)
18. Head

2. Diopter
adjustment

17. Arm (Carrying 3. Nose piece

handle)

4. Objective lens
16. Mechanical
stage clip 5. Aperture

6. Mechanical stage
15. Mechanical 7. Diaphragm
stage controls

8. Condenser
14. Coarse
adjustment
9. Illuminator
(Light Source)
13. Fine
adjustment
10. Light switch
12. Base
11. Light intensity
dial
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Name: Yllana Amor O. Tenerife Course: BSN 1A
Date: August 16, 2023 Group No: 2

Functions of each part of the Microscope

1. Ocular lens (Eye piece) - It’s the part of your microscope that you will look
through to study objects and specimens.

2. Diopter adjustment - Changes the focus on one eyepiece to compensate for the
difference in vision between your two eyes.

3. Nosepiece - The revolving nosepiece of your microscope holds the different

objective lenses just above the specimen you’re examining. This part of your
microscope allows you to rotate the lenses and choose the magnification level
which is most appropriate for your application.

4. Objective lens - Giving you the ability to examine your specimen at different
levels of magnification.

5. Aperture - A hole in the microscope stage via which transmitted light from the
source enters the stage.

6. Mechanical stage - The flat platform below the objective lens(es) where you’ll
place your slide for viewing.

7. Diaphragm - This allows you to control the amount of light which passes through
your specimen to get the proper conditions for observation and analysis.

8. Condenser - The part of the microscope which focuses light on the specimen
you’re observing. They provide the ability to observe a sharper image when
compared to microscopes which do not have a condenser.

9. Illuminator (Light Source) - It is located at the microscope’s base, providing its

light source.

10. Light switch - This switch on the base of the microscope turns the illuminator off
and on.

11. Light intensity dial - Controls the brightness of light heading toward the specimen.
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Name: Yllana Amor O. Tenerife Course: BSN 1A
Date: August 16, 2023 Group No: 2

12. Base - The bottom piece of the microscope which provides support and stability
for the microscope on your desk or tabletop is called the microscope base.

13. Fine adjustment - The fine focus knob gives you more control in adjusting the
height of the objective over smaller distances, helping you bring the specimen
into focus at higher magnifications.

14. Coarse adjustment - The coarse focus knob makes it easier to adjust the height
of the objective over greater distances than the fine focus knob, zooming in and
out quickly to find the right level for observation.

15. Mechanical stage controls - To hold the microscope slide in order to hold it
steady and to reposition it when needed.

16. Mechanical stage clip - Used to secure your microscope slide to the stage for
observation.

17. Arm (carrying handle) - This is the part of a microscope which connects the
microscope tube to the base of the microscope.

18. Head - It is the piece which connects the eyepiece to the objective lens(es).

Summary:

Connection and unity are always there for an equipment to function well and be useful
to the people and community. One of the great examples of this is the microscope. As I
explored it more so I could draw, label, and state the functions of each part of it, I
learned that everything about it has its part to achieve one goal, which is for us to look
through an object or specimen. It is a tool that is made for us to examine an object even
at the cellular level because of the pieces that allow it. I conclude that we, as student
nurses, should know more about microscopes, and I believe that it should be one of our
basic or primary knowledge as we enter this course. Drawing it personally enhanced my
knowledge of how it looks and where I can locate each part of it; browsing the functions
of its parts also improved my understanding of how it should be used. I already tried
using one back when I was in high school, but I look forward to using it again in an
actual setting.