Parts of a Microscope! In this lesson, you will learn a list of parts of a microscope in English with ESL picture and example sentences to help you enhance your English vocabulary.
Table of Contents
Parts of a Microscope
Microscope Parts
- Body tube
- Revolving nosepiece
- Objective
- Stage clip
- Stage
- Diaphragm
- Illuminator (light source)
- Base
- Brightness adjustment
- Coarse adjustment knob
- Arm
- Ocular lens (Eyepiece)
Microscope Parts with Their Functions
- Body tube
Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses
- Revolving nosepiece
Holds two or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily change power.
- Objective
Objective Lenses are the one of the most important part of a Compound Microscope.
- Stage clip
Stage Clips are metal clips that held the slide in a place.
- Stage
Stage clips hold the slides in place.
- Diaphragm
The diaphragm has different sized holes and is used to vary the intensity and size of the cone of light that is projected upward into the slide.
- Illuminator (light source)
Illuminator is the light source for a microscope.
- Base
The Base supports the Microscope and its where Illuminator.
- Brightness adjustment
To adjust the brightness
- Coarse adjustment knob
The coarse adjustment knob is used to move the stage up or down to focus on the specimen.
- Arm
The arm holds the body tube in place and is used to carry the microscope.
- Ocular lens (Eyepiece)
Eyepiece is the lens through which the viewer looks to see the specimen.
Parts of a Microscope | Infographic
