Ocular Lenses

These eyepieces further magnify the image formed by the objective lens. The
magnification of the oculars is 10X

Body tube- holds the oculars and channels the light rays.

Arm
Connects to the base and supports the microscope head. It is also used to carry the
microscope.

Light Intensity knob

Light on/off switch and intensity knob. Controls the intensity of the light coming from the
bulb.

Fine Adjustment Knob

Controls precise focusing of the object. Used for final focus of specimen. Only the fine
adjustment knob should be used with the high magnification lenses - high power and the
oil immersion objective lenses.

Coarse Adjustment Knob

Used to initially focus specimen. This is used for rapid (or coarse) focusing on the
specimen when using the scanning objective lens and the low power lens.

Base
The bottom of the microscope used for support.

Iris Diaphragm
Located on the condenser. Provides contrast by regulating brightness of light.

Stage
Holds the slide to be observed. The center of the stage has an aperture or hole through
which light passes to illuminate the specimen on the slide.

Stage Clips
They fix into position your slide on the stage.

Objective Lenses
The pattern of light formed by the specimen is focused into a real image by the objective
lenses. When the proper illumination is provided the resolving power of a microscope
depends on the quality of its objective lenses. There are four of them with magnifications
of 4X, 10X, 40X, and 100X.

4 types of objective lens

1. Scanning Lens - 4X
2. Low Power Lens - 10X
3. High Power Lens - 40X
4. Oil Immersion - 100X

Revolving Nosepiece
The four objective lenses are mounted on this rotating turret or nosepiece. Rotating this
turret allows you to switch between the objective lenses as you need them.