NAME THE PARTS OF THE LIGHT MICROSCOPE AND STATE THEIR FUNCTIONS


PART
FUNCTION
1
EYE PIECE


-Where the eye of the viewer is placed
-Has a lens that magnifies the image
2
COARSE ADJUSTMENT KNOB


-Brings the image into rough focus
3
FINE ADJUSTMENT KNOB


-Brings the image into sharp focus
4
ARM/LIMB


-Handle held when transporting the microscope
5
HINGE SCREW


-To tilt the microscope
6
BASE


-Is the seat of the microscope
7
BODY TUBE


-To hold the eye piece and the revolving nose piece.
-Allows passage of light from the mirror to the eye of the viewer. 
8
REVOLVING NOSE PIECE


-Selects the desired objective lens
9
OBJECTIVE LENS


-Magnifies the image
10
CLIP


-Hold the object firmly on the stage
11
STAGE


-Platform on which the object is placed.
12
CONDENSER


-converge light from a source to the object
13
DIAPHRAGM


-regulate the amount of light reaching the object.
13
MIRROR


-reflect light from a source to the object and to the eye of the viewer


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