MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

LIGHT MICROSCOPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A light microscope that has more than one lens, the ocular and objective lens, is called a ____
A
compound microscope
B
electron microscope
C
stereo microscope
D
telescope
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: -The light microscope. The common light microscope used in the laboratory is called a compound microscope because it contains two types of lenses that function to magnify an object.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two sets of lenses in both the compound microscope and the dissecting microscope (also called the stereo microscope). Both of these microscopes have an objective lens, which is closer to the object, and an eyepiece, which is the lens you look through.

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