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DHYG341-34
Dental Embryology Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Mitochondria | - An organelle - Cell power plant - Present in all cells, except: Red blood cells and keratinocytes - Double membrane - Small and spherical - Principle site of energy in cell |
Cell Nucleus | - Found in Eukaryotic cells - Memory bank; all cells except mature red blood cells - Contains: nuclear envelope, nuclear pores, nucleolus (combine protein and rRNA) |
Golgi Apparatus | - Continuation of E.R. - Cuplike structure made of saccules where carbohydrate side chains of glycoproteins form. - Complex vesicle involved in secretion and intracellular transport |
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | - Ribosomes give it the name "rough" - Ribosomes are attached to the E.R. that function in synthesis of secretory protein. |
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | - Ultrastructural organelle consisting of membrane-bound cavities in the cytoplasm |