Ocular lens
(eyepiece)
Body
tube
Revolving
nosepiece
Arm
Objective Lens Coarse-adjust
ment knob
Clips
Stage Fine-adjust
ment knob
Diaphragm
Light Source
Base
Microscope Part Function
Stage ❏ supports the microscope slide
❏ has a central opening that allows
light to pass through the slide
Clips ❏ holds the slide in position on the
stage
Diaphragm ❏ controls the amount of light that
reaches the object being viewed
Objective Lenses ❏ magnify the object
❏ have 3 magnifications: low power,
medium power, and high power
Revolving Nosepiece ❏ holds the objective lenses
❏ Can rotates
Body Tube ❏ contains ocular lens
❏ supports the objective lenses
Eyepiece (Ocular Lens) ❏ is the part you look through to view
the object
❏ magnifies the image by 10×
Coarse-Adjustment Knob ❏ moves the body tube up or down to
get the object into focus
❏ low-power objective lens only
Fine-Adjustment ❏ moves the tube to get the object into
Knob sharp focus
❏ medium-power and high-power
❏ used after the object has been
located, centred, and focused under
lower power using the coarse
adjustment knob
Light Source ❏ directs light through the object being
viewed