Compound Microscope labeled

bio lab

Arm

holds the base with the head

Base

Bottom of microscope that supports it

Oculars

eyepiece to look through to see specimen and magnifies and the specimen

Head

Supports the oculars and objective lens

Revolving nosepiece

rotates objects into place

Objective Lenses

Magnifying lens housed below the head

Stage

Flat black area that holds the slide

Course adjustment

Large focusing knob that moves the stage up and down.

Fine adjustment

small focusing knob ( slightly moves stage up and down)

Light (illuminator)

The light source (right on top of base)

Light power switch

turns light on and off

Condenser

Condenses the light

Diaphragm with light lever

adjust the condenser and determines amount of transmitted light going through to the specimen

Dimmer switch

adjust the brightness of light

Mechanical stage

metal part on stage

stage clip

holds the slide in place

stage control knob

moves stage left and right front and back