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Histology: Cells
UC MED 2015
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Graduate
09/27/2011

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a lipid bilayer that forms the cell boundary as well as the boundary of many organelles within the cell
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plasma (cell) membrane
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a region of endoplasmic reticulum associated with ribosomes and the site of protein synthesis and modification of newly synthesized proteins
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rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (rER)
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a region of endoplasmic reticulum involved in lipid and steroid synthesis but not associated with ribosomes
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smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (sER)
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a membranous organelle composed of multiple flattened cisternae responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids for intracellular and extracellular transport
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Golgi apparatus
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membrane-bounded compartments interposed within endocytotic pathways that have the major function of sorting proteins delivered to them via endocytotic vesicles and redirecting them to different cellular compartments for their final destination
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endosomes
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