Cellular Structures and Organelles

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the cell structures and organelles listed in the lecture diagram.

Microtubules

Cytoskeletal components depicted in the cellular diagram.

Centrioles

A pair of cellular structures shown in the cell diagram.

Mitochondrion

A membrane-bound cellular organelle identified in the diagram.

Microvilli

Projections extending from the cell surface as labeled in the diagram.

Flagellum

A cellular appendage for locomotion identified in the diagram.

Secretory vesicles

Vesicles associated with transport and secretion in the cell.

Golgi apparatus

A cellular organelle identified in the McGraw Hill cell diagram.

Basal body

A cellular structure located near the base of cilia or flagella as shown in the diagram.

Nucleus

The organelle containing chromatin and the nucleolus in the cell.

Nuclear envelope

The membrane structure enclosing the nucleus.

Chromatin

Genetic material located inside the nucleus.

Nucleolus

A dense region located within the cell nucleus.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures involved in protein synthesis shown in the diagram.

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

A membrane network within the cell lacking ribosomes.

Lysosomes

Membrane-bound organelles depicted in the cell diagram.

Phospholipid bilayer

The structural component forming the cell membrane.

Cell membrane

The outer boundary surrounding the cell contents.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

An endoplasmic reticulum region studded with ribosomes.

Peroxisome

A specialized organelle identified in the cell diagram.

Cilia

Hair-like projections on the cell surface identified in the diagram.