GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

MICROSCOPE PARTS MAGNIFICATION RESOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you are magnifying a specimen using a compound microscope how many lenses are you looking through?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Typically, a compound microscope is used for viewing samples at high magnification (40-1000x), which is achieved by the combined effect of two sets of lenses: the ocular lens (in the eyepiece) and the objective lenses (close to the sample).

Detailed explanation-2: -Generally there are 3 to 4 lenses in a compound microscope. Moreover, all these lenses have different power (magnification).

Detailed explanation-3: -It has two convex lenses-one of them is called as the objective lens and the other one is known as the eyepiece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Compound microscopes can have up to four objective lenses of different magnifications, and the microscope can be adjusted to choose the magnification that best suits the viewer’s needs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Compound microscopes, also known as optical or light microscopes, work by making an image appear much larger through two systems of lenses.

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