Microscopes

Compound Light Microscope

Eyepiece--1

Body tube--2

Arm--3

Nosepiece--4

Stage clips--5

Objectives--6

Stage stop--7

Aperture--8

Stage--9

Coarse adjustment--10

Diaphragm--11

Light source--12

Fine adjustment--13

Power switch--14

Base--15

Objectives 4x objective—lowest power

4 x 10 = 40 x magnification Scanning objective

10x objective—high power 10 x 10 = 100 x magnification

40x objective—high power 40 x 10 = 400 x magnification

Electron Microscope

Type of Microscope

Source Magnification Specimen Dead or Alive?

Other details…

Compound Light Microscope

Visible light rays

1000X Either Uses 2 lenses

Scanning Electron Microscope

Electron beam

100,000X Dead Scans outside surface of specimen

Transmission Electron Microscope

Electron beam

100,000X Dead Transmits through specimen