Parts of a Microscope

Learn every part of the microscope with this guide! Quarter 2 Semester 1

Compound light microscope

What kind of microscope do we use?

Body tube

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Eye piece/Ocular lens

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Revolving nose piece

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Low power objective (LP)

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Stage

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Mechanical stage

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Diaphragm

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Light source

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Oil immersion lens

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Scanning lens

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High power objective (HP)

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Arm

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Coarse adjustment knob

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Fine adjustment knob

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Base

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When carrying your microscope, always use two hands. Keep lenses clear of slides. Always clean carefully and with the appropriate cleaning solution. Always use the dust cover when the microscope is not in use.

Describe the proper procedure for handling a microscope.

Turn off light & center mechanical stage. Position the nosepiece so that the lowest scanning (4X) objective is in place. Remove the slide from the stage, put in proper place. Clean the stage and lenses with gauze and lens cleaning w, wipe off any oil.

Describe the proper procedure for putting a microscope away.

Compound light microscope

What type of microscope is used in most science classes?

The arm and the base

What should you carry the microscope by?

Turn on the light and open the diaphragm

What do you do once you’ve positioned the microscope on the table?

The scanning lens objective, then move the stage all the way back.

When focusing a specimen, you should always start with what?

Nose piece

The objectives are attached to what part of the microscope? (Can also be rotated to click lenses into place.)

A microsc

Fine adjustment knob

When using the high power (H.P.) objective, what is the only knob you should use?

First turn on the light, second adjust the diaphragm, third bring the state up, and fourth put your specimen in the light

What are four things you are to do to find something under the microscope?