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What is the function of each part of the microscope?
Eyepiece Lens: the lens at the top that you look through, usually 10x or 15x power. Tube: Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses. Arm: Supports the tube and connects it to the base. Base: The bottom of the microscope, used for support.
What is the function or use of the microscope?
A microscope is an instrument that is used to magnify small objects. Some microscopes can even be used to observe an object at the cellular level, allowing scientists to see the shape of a cell, its nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles.
What is the function of substage in microscope?
The substage condenser gathers light from the microscope light source and concentrates it into a cone of light that illuminates the specimen with uniform intensity over the entire viewfield.
What is the function of the mirror in a microscope?
The mirror is used to direct light from the light source to the microscopic field. The mirror has two sides, one of which is a plane or flat surface and is used with the substage condenser.
What are the two most important functions of the microscope?
Purpose of the microscope
- Resolving power (most important)
- Contrast.
- Magnifying power (least important)
What is the function of the revolving nosepiece on a microscope?
Revolving Nosepiece or Turret: This is the part that holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily change power. Objective Lenses: Usually you will find 3 or 4 objective lenses on a microscope.
What is the function of a tube lens?
To make viewing of the image possible, the body tube of the microscope, or in reflected light microscopy the vertical illuminator itself, must contain a tube lens. This lens has, as its main function, the formation of the image at the plane of the eyepiece diaphragm, the so-called intermediate image plane.
What is the purpose of nosepiece?
Nosepiece: This circular structure is where the different objective lenses are screwed in. To change the magnification power, simply rotate the turret. Objective Lenses: Usually you will find 3 or 4 objective lenses on a microscope.