Microscopy

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is a laboratory equipment used to view complex, minute, structures; invented by Anton van Leeuwenhoek whose first specimen was pond water.

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Compound light microscope

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a microscopic animal

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Animalcules

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Three major parts of microscope:

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Optical, Illuminating, Mechanical.

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are used to view specimens, illuminating parts are those involved with light provision and adjustment.

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Optical parts of the microscope

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Compound light microscope considers three parameters:

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Magnification, Resolution, Contrast

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extends our ability to observe the details 1000 times, so that we can see objects as small as 0.1 micrometer in diameter

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Magnification

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resolving power is the
ability to distinguish two adjacent
objects as distinct and separate.

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Resolution

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typically improves the final image, as this will accentuate differences in parts of the specimen

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Contrast

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Is also known as “ocular”, the part used to look through the microscope. It have a standard magnification of 10x

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Eyepiece/Ocular Lense

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Moves the stage up and down to bring the specimen into focus

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Coarse Adjustment

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Brings the specimen
into sharp focus under low power

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Fine Adjustment

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Provides the lowest magnification power in all of the objective lenses (4x)

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Scanning objective Lens

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The part connecting the base and to the head and the eyepiece to the base of the microscope

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Arm

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Where the microscope arm connects the microscope base

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Inclination joint

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It carries the microscopic illuminators and acts as microscope support.

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Body tube

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Also known as the “revolving turret”. It holds the objective lenses and is moveable

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Nosepiece

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also called high dry lens, is ideal in observing fine details within the specimen sample.

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High power objective (HPO)

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It has more magnification power than the scanning lens, and is one of the most helpful when it comes to observing

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Low power objective (LPO)

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holds the slide in place, In a microscope with a mechanical stage

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Clips

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holds the slides supported by stage clips

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Stage

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It is also known as the Iris. It is located under the stage of the microscope

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Diaphragm

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is used to reflect light from an external source up through the stage’s bottom.

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Mirror

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It is the bottom part that serves as a support for the microscope.

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Base

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Mechanical

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Coarse adjustment
Fine adjustment
Inclination joint
Arm
Body tube
Nose piece
Clips
Stage
Base

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Optical

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Eyepiece
Scanning
objective Lens
High power
objective (HPO)
Low power
objective (LPO)

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Illuminating

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Mirror

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This is the ability of a microscope to stay relatively in focus as the user switches among the objectives

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parfocal

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is when the object or specimen being viewed is magnified to its maximum limit.

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total magnification

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refers to the finest detail that a microscope can resolve when imaging a specimen;

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resolving power

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is the maximum area visible through the lenses of a microscope, and it is represented by a diameter.

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field of vision

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LPF Conversion

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LPF=1mm=1000um

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HPF Conversion

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HPF=LPO/HPOxLPF

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Calculating Specimen Size (length of cell)

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length of cell(um)=
Field of vision/number of cells