Microscopy is the art of producing images from microscopic things that are not visible to the human eye. If you want to see very small or microscopic things then you would have to use a microscope. Microscopes are not only used in viewing microscopic things but also if you want to see detailed images of small things. If you want to dissect then you would have to use dissecting scissors, pins, forceps and other materials. Dissecting is to open by cutting through the skin in order to expose the organs or parts of the body like in cadavers or in animals in experiments or for scientific examination in laboratories or in schools. Dissection is mainly used in examinations of animals and plants especially by biology and medical students. Dissection is also used in human but in cadavers where it is used to find out the cause of death, it is commonly known as autopsy while in animals it is called necropsy.

Dissection is not only used in dead animals, it can also be used in living animals to observe and study the physiologic functions the animal being dissected, it is called vivisection. But because of protests from animal activists to the use of animals in experiments and also to the disgust of students doing the experiment, teachers have resorted to alternative ways in making the students learn. They have resorted to computer stimulations, models, and also dead animals from the butcher’s shop or aquatic animals.
In helping you with dissecting and microscopic experiments and studies, there is the new dissecting stereo microscope.

The dissecting stereo microscope like your simple compound microscope is like a tube with a lens that you can peek in. the end of the tube has another lens which lets you focus on the specimen under your microscope, it is called the objective lens. Its condenser also contains two more light-condensing lenses that enable you to have a clear magnified view of the specimen under your microscope. And above the middle of the stage of your microscope lies you’re dissecting stereo microscope’s condenser, then under it is where the slide containing your specimen is placed for dissection. To have an easy and enjoyable time in dissecting your specimen, the stage must be adjustable and easily manipulated even if your eyes are still glued looking under the eyepiece. The dissecting stereo microscope is equipped with quality lenses to give you a more detailed view of the specimen you are dissecting.