Endomembrane System Flashcards
1
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Endomembrane system
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Network organelles used for trafficking of macromolecules
2
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Function of Golgi complex
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Molecules that were synthesized in the ER go to the golgi complex for processing and packaging for transport
3
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Endosomes
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Carry and sort material brought into the cell
4
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Lysosomes
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Digest ingested material and unneeded cellular components
5
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Vesicle
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Small membrane bound organelle used for sub cellular transportation
6
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Function of the Rough ER
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Site of synthesis of membrane proteins and secreted proteins
7
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Function of the Smooth ER
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Site of synthesis of steroids and lipids
- Also the site for inactivating potentially harmful substances
8
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Exocytosis
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The secretory vesicles fuse to the plasma membrane and release its contents outside the cell
