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| Function of the cytoskeleton |
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| to provide shape, allow movement, ogranize placement of organelles, permit motility in sperm and unicellular organisms and guide the chromosomes during cell division |
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"pillar" e.g cilia, flagella and spindle fibers.
Cilia and flagella aranged: 9+2 doublet. Spindle fibers (guide chromosomes cd) arange: 9 triplets
Has good compression strength and bad tensile strength. Motility molecules pulls along the microtubule to move (e.g. organelles)which uses the energy in ATP. |
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| "cable" bad compression strength good tenile strength. actin filaments that allow movement and gives the cell shape and internal support.Has chemical senses. Made of the same proteins found in muscle. e.g. when u want to flexyour arm your brain nerons sends chemical signals to the cells in your muscle to pull against microfilaments |
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| anchor in the center of the cell that all microfilaments and mircotubules are attached to |
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| fibrous proteins resembling twisted cables that help maintain cell shape and anchor organelles in position. Provide the general form. |
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