Parts and Function of the Compound Light Microscope

This allows you to look through and observe the enlarge image of the object.

• body tube

• diaphragm

• eyepiece

• stage

This supports the slide being used.

• stage

• stage clip

• objective lenses

• revolving nosepiece

This is used to move the tube and the objective lenses closer or farther away from the stage up and down; used with low power objective lens

• base

• coarse adjustment knob

• fine adjsutment knob

• objective

This allows the power objectives to rotate for viewing.

• stage

• stage clip

• objective lenses

• revolving nosepiece

This holds the slide in place.

• stage

• stage clip

• objective lenses

• revolving nosepiece

This holds the eyepiece and revolving nosepiece in place.

• body tube

• diaphragm

• eyepiece

• stage

This provides light on the object and help focus it.

• arm

• base

• eyepiece

• mirror

This moves the stage up and down and brings the image of the object into fine focus producing a clearer and more detailed view of the object.

• base

• coarse adjustment knob

• fine adjustment knob

• objectives