Transcript Microscope
TOPIC: Microscope AIM: What are the parts of a microscope? Microscope • Instrument that produces a larger image of an object (specimen) using lenses Lens • Piece of curved glass • Causes light rays to come together or spread apart • Magnify an image Simple Microscope • Uses 1 lens and light to magnify the specimen Compound Light Microscope • Uses 2 lenses & light to magnify specimen • Need stain (dye) to see it Blood Cheek Cells 40x Onion Cells 10x PARTS OF A MICROSCOPE 1. • Ocular lens (usually 10x) eyepiece • Lens you look through 2. • Contains lenses Objective• Low, medium, high power lenses Low Power High Power • Low power objective = used to locate the specimen on the slide • Larger field of view (See more of the entire object) • High power objective = • More magnification • Smaller field of view(see less of the entire object) 3. • Holds & rotates obj. lenses Nosepiece 4. • Connects eyepiece to Body Tube nosepiece 5. Arm • Supports body tube 6. Base • Bottom = support 7. Stage• Where slide is placed 8. Stage Clips • Hold slide in place • Illuminates specimen, 9. provides light Mirror/ light 10. • Controls the AMOUNT Diaphragm of light used • Larger focusing knob 11. Coarse Adjustment Knob • For focusing under LOW POWER ONLY • If used under high power, objective lens and/or slide can break • Sharpens image 12. • Focusing for High Power Fine Adjustment Knob Most • Electron microscope: magnifies up to 1 million powerful times microscope • Uses beam of electrons instead of light Fly Spider Termite head Tapeworm Blood • Scanning Electron SEM Microscope • Produces real, 3D image • Only scans surface • magnifies 20x - to 200,000x TEM • Transmission Electron Microscope • Produces 2D image of thinly sliced organism • magnifies 1,000x 1,000,000x Phase • View living specimens without staining Contrast Microscope Light microscope Phase contrast microscope