compound light microscope

observing organisms through a microscope - slides

what are the different types of microscopes ?

-compound light microscope

-scanning electron microscope

-transmission electron microscope

-atomic force microscope

what type of measurement is mainly used ? and which is mot commonly used ?

metric units

micrometers (um)

compound light microscope is a

series of lenses that use visible light for illumination

compound light microscope

also known as ?

brightfield microscopy

compound light microscope

total magnification

calculated by multiplying ocular x objective

compound light microscope

what is the maximum magnification

2000x due to limit of resolution of visible light

compound light microscope

where does magnification happen ?

ocular + objective lenses

compound light microscope

what are the objective lens magnifications ?

10x

20x

40x

100x

compound light microscope

what is the magnification of the ocular lenses ?

10x

compound light microscope

is it monocular or bonocular

bonocular

compound light microscope

where does light originate at ?

illuminator

compound light microscope

light passes through the ?

condenser

compound light microscope

light rays go through

the specimen

compound light microscope

light passes into the

objective lens - which magnify the image of the specimen

compound light microscope

image of specimen magnified again by the

ocular lens (eye piece)