Multiple Choice
There are three major classes of light microscopes. Which class of light microscopes specializes in visualizing the difference in color intensity between the specimen and its background?
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Introduction to Light Microscopy
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In a compound light microscope, after light passes through the condenser, which structure does it enter next?
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Objective lens
B
Ocular lens
C
Stage
D
Mirror
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Understand the path of light in a compound light microscope: light originates from the light source or mirror and is directed upwards.
The light first passes through the condenser, which focuses the light onto the specimen on the stage.
After passing through the condenser and illuminating the specimen, the light then enters the objective lens, which is the first lens that magnifies the image of the specimen.
Following the objective lens, the light travels through the body tube to the ocular lens (eyepiece) for further magnification.
Therefore, the structure that light enters immediately after the condenser is the objective lens.
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