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| powerhouse of the cell, ATP synthesis; posses a double membrane |
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| protein factories; site of protein synthesis; composed of RNA and proteins |
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| rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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| external surface is studded with ribosomes; involved in modification of proteins and some lipids and in packaging proteins into transport vesicles for export from the cell |
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| Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
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| without ribosomes; involved in lipid, steroid and cholesterol synthesis, lipid metabolism and drug detoxification |
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| packages proteins for export, incorporation into lysosomes and incorporation into cell membranes |
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| digests worn out cell parts and foreign substances; called suicide bags |
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| involved in detoxification of substances (esp. the breakdown of toxins);sacs of oxidase enzymes |
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| outer cell boundary; a protective barrier; controls movement of substances in and out of the cell |
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| cellular material inside the plasma membrane and outside of the nucleus |
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| involved in the formation of the mitotic spindle during nuclear division |
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| region of the cytoplasm near the nucleus that contains the centrioles |
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| network of protein structures that provide for intracellular support and movements of the cell and cell parts |
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| short finger-like projections of cytoplasm that increase the cell surface for absorption |
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| short hair like projections composed of microtubules; move in unison to sweep substances across the cell surface |
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| control center of the cell; contains genetic material |
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| long threads of DNA, combined with globular histone proteins |
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| short bodies consisting of highly coiled and condensed chromatin |
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| storage site for RNA and assembly sites for ribosomal particles |
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| a double membrane structure separation nucleoplasm from cytoplasm |
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| a jelly like fluid that is enclosed by the nuclear envelope contains nucleolus and chromatin |
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