Question

What is the order of these objects as it occurs in a microscope, beginning with the eye to the specimen on the stage.

First-
Second-
Third-
Fourth-
Fifth-
Ocular Lens
Body Tube
Revolving Nosepiece
Objective Lens
Coverslip

Answer 1

Order of parts of a microscope

First – ocular lens

Second – Body tube

Third – Revolving Nosepiece

Fourth – Objective lens

Fifth – Coverslip

Explanation:

Ocular lens: The lens present in the eyepiece at the top of the microscope, close to the eyes, through which a person looks through the microscope to view the specimen. Magnification of ocular lens in a compound microscope is usually 10x

Body tube: The tube that connects the eyepiece with the objective of the microscope for continuous optical alignment.

Revolving Nosepiece: The turret that holds the objective and revolves to select the objective lens according to its magnification

Objective lens: The objective lens is located above the specimen rack. Objective lens creates the primary image of the specimen viewed through the eyepiece. A single compound microscope can have more than two objective lens and their magnification ranges from 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x power.

Coverslip: The cover glass which covers the objective lens and prevent from touching the specimen . This is the object directly above the specimen.