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Plasma Membrane
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External boundary of the cell
Confines cell contents; regulates entry and exit of materials
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Lysosomes
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Bags with digestive enzymes
Cell's demolition site for foreign substances
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Mitochondria
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Scattered throughout the cell
Control release of energy from foods; for ATP
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Microvilli
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Projections of the plasma membrane.
Increase membrane surface area.
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Golgi Apparatus
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Close to nucleus
Stores, packages, and ships substances throughout cell.
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Nucleus
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Generally central to cell organelles.
Control center or brain of the cell.
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Smooth ER
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Cytoplasm.
Lipid metabolism.
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Rough ER
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Outside of nucleus; ribosomes attached.
Membrane production and movement around cell.
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Ribosomes
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Attached to membrane systems or scattered in the cytoplasm.
Synthesize (make) proteins
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Chromatin
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Inside the nucleus.
Coil and condense to form chromosomes.
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Peroxisomes
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Scattered in cytoplasm.
Detoxify alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, etc.
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Inclusions
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Scattered in cytoplasm.
Non-functioning units specific to cell type.
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