Evan Meyer
Professor Nolan
Biology 104:14
1/19/18
Journey Through a Cell
Eukaryotic cells have one thing in common that is a nucleus and organelles enclosed by a plasma membrane. The cells are found in a variety of living things including animals, plants, fungi, and protozoa. Inside the cells, the nucleus and the organelles perform distinct functions to keep the cell alive as well as meeting its purpose. One cannot imagine how the complex unit of life can feed, replicate, and perform its functions. The smallest unit of life is essential to sustain lives, and for instance, if cells of our vital organs stopped functions the ultimate result is death. This essay will discuss the structure, organelles, and the function of hepatocytes.
Hepatocytes are also known as liver cells, and they perform essential functions in the body. The liver cells play a crucial role by performing several metabolic and chemical reactions that are vital to living (Umemura, Yuichiro, Shinnosuke, …show more content…
Microfilaments look like thin solid rods that have a structural function. The microtubules carry functions such as transportation of granules, vesicles or organelles such as mitochondria as well as offering structural support to the cell. The mitochondria are essential organelles in all cells because it is a powerhouse for energy used in all cellular functions. In liver cells, they have numerous mitochondria because of the metabolic activities that are carried out within the cell. The mitochondria resemble beans with an oblong shape, and they are found in the cytoplasm. Having seen the above organelles, at the center of the cell, there is a specialized organelle known as the nucleus whose function to process information as the administrative center. After the various activities that take place inside the cell, wastes, worn out organelles and other particles are broken down
Professor Nolan
Biology 104:14
1/19/18
Journey Through a Cell
Eukaryotic cells have one thing in common that is a nucleus and organelles enclosed by a plasma membrane. The cells are found in a variety of living things including animals, plants, fungi, and protozoa. Inside the cells, the nucleus and the organelles perform distinct functions to keep the cell alive as well as meeting its purpose. One cannot imagine how the complex unit of life can feed, replicate, and perform its functions. The smallest unit of life is essential to sustain lives, and for instance, if cells of our vital organs stopped functions the ultimate result is death. This essay will discuss the structure, organelles, and the function of hepatocytes.
Hepatocytes are also known as liver cells, and they perform essential functions in the body. The liver cells play a crucial role by performing several metabolic and chemical reactions that are vital to living (Umemura, Yuichiro, Shinnosuke, …show more content…
Microfilaments look like thin solid rods that have a structural function. The microtubules carry functions such as transportation of granules, vesicles or organelles such as mitochondria as well as offering structural support to the cell. The mitochondria are essential organelles in all cells because it is a powerhouse for energy used in all cellular functions. In liver cells, they have numerous mitochondria because of the metabolic activities that are carried out within the cell. The mitochondria resemble beans with an oblong shape, and they are found in the cytoplasm. Having seen the above organelles, at the center of the cell, there is a specialized organelle known as the nucleus whose function to process information as the administrative center. After the various activities that take place inside the cell, wastes, worn out organelles and other particles are broken down