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CONCEPTS EXPLORED IN THIS LESSON
1. ocular lens / eyepiece
2. body tube
3. arm
4. base
5. light source/illuminator
6. revolving/rotating nosepiece
7. objective lenses
8. coarse adjustment knob
9. fine adjustment knob
10. stage
11. stage clips
12. condenser lens
13. diaphragm
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE

revolving nosepiece
arm
diaphragm
ocular lens / eyepiece
condenser
objective lenses
stage clips
body tube
base
light source / illuminator
coarse adjustment knob
stage
fine adjustment knob
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE

ocular lens/eyepiece
body tube

revolving/rotating nosepiece
objective lenses
arm
stage clips
stage coarse adjustment knob
condenser fine adjustment knob
diaphragm
light source/ base
illuminator
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Ocular Lens / Eyepiece

• Contains a lens to _______

magnify the image of
the specimen.
• The usual magnification is ___
10 X.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Ocular Lens / Eyepiece

• Contains a lens to _______

magnify the image of
the specimen.
• The usual magnification is ___
10 X.
• Some microscopes have two
___ ocular lenses.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Body Tube

• It ________
connects the eyepiece to the objective
lenses.
• It ensures the correct alignment
________ of the
microscope components to correctly
direct the light from the specimen into
_____
the viewer’s eye.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Arm

• It ________
connects the body tube to the base.

• One hand
____ should be around the arm when
_______
carrying the microscope (the other should
be under the base
____).
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Arm

• It ________
connects the body tube to the base.

• One hand
____ should be around the arm when
_______
carrying the microscope (the other should
be under the base
____).
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Base

• It ________
supports the weight of the microscope.

• It contains the electronics light source

_________ and __________.

• One hand should be under

_____ the base
while _______
carrying the microscope (the other
hand should be holding the arm).
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Base

• It ________
supports the weight of the microscope.

• It contains the electronics light source

_________ and __________.

• One hand should be under

_____ the base
while _______
carrying the microscope (the other
hand should be holding the arm).
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Light Source / Illuminator

• It sends light upwards

_______ through the
condenser lens and through the ____
_____________ hole in
the stage onto the specimen
________ on the slide.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Light Source / Illuminator

mirror

• It sends light upwards

_______ through the
condenser lens and through the ____
_____________ hole in
the stage onto the specimen
________ on the slide.
• Older microscopes used to use mirrors
______ to
______
reflect the ambient light upwards.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Revolving/Rotating Nose Piece

• Theobjective lenses are attached to it.

_____________
• Rotating
_______ the nose piece allows you to
switch
_____ between the different lenses.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Objective Lenses
4X

10 X

40 X

• These lenses further magnify

_______ the image
of the specimen.
• The magnifications are usually ___
4 X , 10 X
____
40 X .
and ____
• There are usually __
3 lenses
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Objective Lenses

• These lenses further magnify

_______ the image
of the specimen.
• The magnifications are usually ___
4 X , 10 X
____
40 X .
and ____
• There are usually __
3 lenses but some have __
4 lenses.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Objective Lenses

• As the power increases, the magnification

becomes larger
_____ , but the field of view
smaller
(visible area) becomes _______.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Coarse Adjustment Knob

• The ____
first knob you should use, and always
under low high power.
___ power. Never use it in ____
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Fine Adjustment Knob

• The ____
first knob you should use, and always
under low high power.
___ power. Never use it in ____
• The second
______ knob you should use under
higher power for _____
______ exact focusing.
• Both knobs move the _____
stage up and down
to help put the specimen in focus
_____.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Fine Adjustment Knob

• Some microscopes have the two knobs

located one on top of the other
___________________.
• The smaller one on the bottom is always
fine adjustment knob.
the ____
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Stage

• The stage is where you place the ____

slide
which contains the specimen
________.
• hole that allows ____
It contains a ____ light to pass
through the stage and onto the specimen.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Stage Clips

• The stage is where you place the ____

slide
which contains the specimen
________.
• hole that allows ____
It contains a ____ light to pass
through the stage and onto the specimen.
• The stage clips ______
secure the slide on the
stage.
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Condenser Lens

• The lens under the stage that

focuses light from the illuminator
___________
hole in the stage.
through to the ____
PARTS OF THE COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Diaphragm

• The lens under the stage that

focuses light from the illuminator
___________
hole in the stage.
through to the ____
• It contains a dial that rotates to adjust
_____ the
amount of light that reaches the specimen.
_____________
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