EXERCISE 1 THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE Flashcards
Is a removable cylinder in the top portion of the microscope. This is a lens mounted in a steel cylinder through which we view the specimen. It is provided with a pointer used in pointing specific parts of the specimen. It has a magnification of 10x which means that it magnifies 10 times the actual size of the specimen.
EYEPIECE OR OCULAR
are series of lenses placed immediately over the specimen for the purpose of magnification.
OBJECTIVES
is the shortest cylinder with
every large lens opening, which gives the
general view of the specimen with the
magnification of 4x.
SCANNER
conventionally
gives a magnification of 10x.
LPO
usually magnifies 40x. This objective gives more focal and more
HPO
the longest and a special objective used for
viewing specimen. With the aid of the
cedar oil, gives a magnification of 100x. Oil
immersion-viewing refractive index than
air. Oil immersion viewing can increase the
microscope
OIO
a part use to reflect light through the specimen, lenses and into the eye.
MIRROR
a lens mounted within the substage positioned below the aperture of the stage. This is used to concentrate the reflected light from the mirror to the specimen being examined.
CONDENSER
a small cylinder attached to the upper part of the body tube and holds the eyepiece.
DRAW TUBE
a hollow cylinder that serves the draw tube to the microscope. This is also used as passageway of light from the objectives to the ocular.
BODY TUBE
a plate to which the objectives are attached. It revolves around the central screw in order to put the desired objective over the specimen.
REVOLVING NOSEPIECE
a plate fixed between the lower end of the tube and the revolving nosepiece. It protects the objectives from dust.
DUST SHIELD
is a platform-like structure immediately below the objectives on which the micro specimen is placed. A central opening the stage aperture is present to allow light to be reflected from the mirror to the specimen. The stage is also provided with adjustments screws.
STAGE
a metal springy bar fitted to the stage to hold themicro slide in place during microscopy.
STAGE OR SPRING CLIP
a gadget found beneath the stage, which bears the condenser and the diaphragm.
SUBSTAGE