microscope

The part of the microscope that you look through and contains a magnifying lens

• Eyepiece

• arm

• stage

• fine adjustment knob

supports the body tube

• stage

• arm

• opening of the stage

• coarse adjustment knob

supports (where you place) the slide being observe

• eyepiece

• base

• arm

• stage

permits light to pass up to the eyepiece

• arm

• fine adjustment knob

• opening of the stage

• eyepiece

produces light or reflects light up toward the eyepiece

• opening of the stage

• base

• light source/illuminator

• diaphragm

supports the microscope

• arm

• base

• stage clips

• eyepiece

moves the stage to focus the image, only used with on low power

• fine adjustment knob

• base

• coarse adjustment knob

• stage clips

moves the stage slightly to sharpen the image; used on medium or high power only

• coarse adjustment knob

• fine adjustment knob

• base

• Light source/illuminator

magnifies the image, usually there are 3 objective lenses per microscope

• high power objective

• lower power objective

• objective lens

• medium power objective

holds the slide in place

• low power objective

• base

• diaphragm

• stage clips