History, parts and functions of Compound Microscope

Who coined the name ‘microscope’?

• A. Ernst Ruska

• B. Giovanni Faber

• C. Hans Jannsen

• D. Robert Hooke

All of the following are mechanical parts of the compound microscope EXCEPT_________.

• A. arm

• B. base

• C. eyepiece

• D. stage

What are the two adjustment knobs used in focusing the specimen?

• A. body and draw

• B. coarse and fine

• C. nosepiece and dust shield

• D. stage and stage clips

Which of the following is a magnifying part of the compound microscope?

• A. body tube

• B. draw tube

• C. inclination joint

• D. scanner objective

Which two parts of the compound microscope magnify the image of an object?

• A. eyepiece and mirror

• B. eyepiece and objectives

• C. objectives and mirror

• D. objectives and diaphragm

Which of the following is an illuminating part of the compound microscope?

• A. diaphragm

• B. nosepiece

• C. scanner

• D. stage

Which part is used to incline the upper portion of the microscope to facilitate viewing of the specimen?

• A. coarse adjustment

• B. fine adjustment

• C. inclination joint

• D. revolving nosepiece

Which of the following microscope structure-function pairs is MISMATCHED?

• A. ocular - where the observer peeps through

• B. base – supports the entire weight of the microscope

• C. stage – reflects the light from the source of the specimen

• D. body tube - connects the lenses of the objectives and the ocular

Which part is the body tube in Figure 1?

• A. part A

• B. part B

• C. part H

• D. part I

Which part is the ocular/ eyepiece in Figure 1?

• A. part H

• B. part I

• C. part O

• D. part P