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Describe the parts of a microscope

      

Describe the parts of a microscope

  

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vincent
The parts of the microscope

Limb

function: supports the body tube and stage

Base:

function: provides firm and steady support to the microscope

Body tube:

function: holds the eyepiece and the revolving nose piece

Coarse adjustment knob:

function: raises or lowers the body tube through longer distances to bring the image into sharper focus

Fine adjustment knob:

function: raises or lowers the body tube through smaller distances to bring the image into sharper focus. it is mostly used with the high power objective lens

Diaphragm:

function: an aperture that regulates the amount of light passing through the condenser to illuminate the specimen

Eye-piece:

function: contains a lens which contributes to the magnification of the specimen under review

Objective lens:

function: bring image into focus and magnifies it.

Mirror:

function: reflects light through the condenser to the object on the stage

Revolving nose piece:

function: holds the objective lenses in place and enables the change from one objective lens to the other

Condenser:

function: concentrates light on the object on stage

Stage:

function: flat platform where specimen on the slide is placed.it has two clips to hold the slide into position


vindori answered the question on April 17, 2018 at 13:12


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