Exercise 2: Microscopy

Supplement: When you staple your worksheets together, attach this along with those pages to the back. Identify the Parts of Your Microscope Label the following parts on the appropriate photograph of your microscope. Some parts can be observed in more than one diagram or photo, so be sure you can recognize the part in every one in which it appears. For more information on the function of these parts, see your manual.

Eyepiece

Ocular lenses

Objective lenses: [optional] scanning (4x), low (10x), high (40x)

Body tube

Nosepiece

Arm

Base

Stage

Diaphragm lever

Iris diaphragm

Condenser

Course adjustment knob

Fine adjustment knob

Light source

Light switch

Variable light intensity control