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Phagocytosis ("cell eating") is the process by which bacteria, dead tissue, or other bits of material visible under the microscope are engulfed by cells. The material makes contact with the cell membrane, which then invaginates. The invagination is pinched off, leaving the engulfed material in the membrane-enclosed vacuole and the cell membrane ...
In cell biology, an organelle is a specialized subunit, usually within a cell, that has a specific function.The name organelle comes from the idea that these structures are parts of cells, as organs are to the body, hence organelle, the suffix -elle being a diminutive.
Clara cell – Max Clara (1899–1966), German anatomist (renamed to Club cell after Max Clara's Nazi activities were discovered) Cloquet's canal – Jules Cloquet (1790–1883), French Anatomist; Colles' fascia – Abraham Colles (1773–1843), Irish surgeon; Cooper's fascia – Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon
The cell on the left is going through mitosis and its chromosomes have condensed. Cell nucleus: A cell's information center, the cell nucleus is the most conspicuous organelle found in a eukaryotic cell. It houses the cell's chromosomes, and is the place where almost all DNA replication and RNA synthesis (transcription) occur.
Components of a typical plant cell: a. Plasmodesmata b. Plasma membrane c. Cell wall 1. Chloroplast d. Thylakoid membrane e. Starch grain 2. Vacuole f. Vacuole g. Tonoplast h. Mitochondrion i. Peroxisome j. Cytoplasm k. Small membranous vesicles l. Rough endoplasmic reticulum 3. Nucleus m. Nuclear pore n. Nuclear envelope o. Nucleolus p ...
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The generally accepted parts of modern cell theory include: All known living things are made up of one or more cells [13] All living cells arise from pre-existing cells by division. The cell is the fundamental unit of structure and function in all living organisms. [14] The activity of an organism depends on the total activity of independent ...
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