Ch 4: Membrane bound organelles: Functions

Endomembrane System

Proteins that are packaged into vesicles are made here

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

Protein and lipid processing, sorting, and packaging into vesicles occurs here

Golgi Apparatus

Contains enzymes that make different types of lipids

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

A membrane-bound sac that contains digestive enzymes

lysosomes

Contains the chromosomes

Nucleus

A membrane-bound sac destine for the cell membrane to release its contents to the external environment

Secretory Vesicle