Ocular Lens - The ocular lens, or eyepiece, magnifies the image.

It contains
a measuring scale called and ocular micrometer. The ocular micrometer has
no units. Revolving Nose Piece - Several objective lenses of varying
magnification and numerical aperture are mounted on the revolving
nosepiece.

Diopter Adjustment: Useful as a means to change focus on one eyepiece so

as to correct for any difference in vision between your two eyes. Body tube
(Head): The body tube connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses. ...
Coarse adjustment: Brings the specimen into general focus

Nosepiece: The upper part of a compound microscope that holds the

objective lens. Also called a revolving nosepiece or turret. ... Objective Lens:
The lens closest to the specimen that first receives the rays from the
specimen (the object) and forms the image in the focal plane of the eyepiece.

The objective lens is the lens closest to the slide or object you are viewing.

The purpose of the objective lens is to gather light and enhance
magnification. A typical compound microscope will have four objective
lenses: one scanning lens, low-power lens, high-power lens, and an oil-
immersion lens.

Stage clips: Metal clips that hold the slide in place.

Aperture: The hole in the middle of the stage that allows light from the
illuminator to reach the specimen. On/off switch: This switch on the base of
the microscope turns the illuminator off and on. Illumination: The light source
for a microscope. ... Iris diaphragm: Adjusts the amount of light that reaches
the specimen.

Condenser is used to collect and focus the light from the illuminator on to the
specimen. It is located under the stage often in conjunction with an
iris diaphragm. Iris Diaphragm controls the amount of light reaching the
specimen. It is located above the condenser and below the stage.

Microscopic illuminator – This is the microscopes light source, located at

the base. It is used instead of a mirror. it captures light from an external
source of a low voltage of about 100v. Condenser – These are lenses that are
used to collect and focus light from the illuminator into the specimen
Head: Often referred to as the body, it is the upper part of
the microscope that includes the eyepiece tubes and prisms. Illumination
System: The light source on light microscopes, typically mounted under the
stage except on inverted microscopes.

Diaphragm or Iris: Many microscopes have a rotating disk under the stage.

This diaphragm has different sized holes and is used to vary the intensity and
size of the cone of light that is projected upward into the slide.

Arm: The arm connects the body tube to the base of the microscope.

A mechanical stage of a microscope refers to the mechanism that has been

mounted on the stage for holding and moving the microscope slide. It is an
important part of the microscope that enhances the function of the stage.

Coarse adjustment: Brings the specimen into general focus.

Fine adjustment: Fine tunes the focus and increases the detail of the
specimen.

Stage: The flat platform where the slide is placed. Stage clips: Metal clips that
hold the slide in place. Stage height adjustment (Stage Control): These
knobs move the stage left and right or up and down. Aperture: The hole in the
middle of the stage that allows light from the illuminator to reach the
specimen.

Base: The bottom of the microscope, used for support.

On/off switch: This switch on the base of the microscope turns the

illuminator off and on. Illumination: The light source for a microscope