Parts of a Microscope (Chang'e)

A detachable cylinder with lenses to peep through

• Eyepiece

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Body tube

• Arm

Used for initial
focusing by lowering or raising the body
tube

• Body tube

• Arm

• Coarse adjustment knob

• Mirror

Used for final

viewing and to have a detailed view of

the specimen

• Arm

• Fine adjustment knob

• Body tube

• Mirror

A hollow cylinder that holds the

eyepiece

• Arm

• Inclination Joint

• Body tubeHigh-power objective (HPO)

• Body tube

A curved frame to where the base,

body and stage are attached and serve

as a handle for carrying the microscope

• Arm

• Base

• High-power objective (HPO) lens

• Mirror

A movable hinge used for tilting

• Low-power objective (LPO) lens

• High-power objective (HPO) lens

• Inclination joint

• Base

Used to

observe the detailed parts of the very

much enlarged specimen

• Arm

• Eyepiece

• Mirror

• High-power objective (HPO) Lens

Used

to observe the general view of the

specimen under study

• Arm

• Low-power objective (LPO) lens

• Base

• High-power objective (HPO) lens

A horseshoe or V-shaped structure

that supports the entire microscope

• Eyepiece

• Arm

• Body tube

• Base

Usually two-faced_to collect the

desired angle or amount of light needed

to be reflected into the specimen

• Mirror

• Base

• Arm

• Low-power objective (LPO) lens

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