Animal Cells

This schematic represents an idealized animal cell, e.g., a liver cell. The columns to
the left and right of the labels contain links to discussions of the particular structures.

Golgi
apparatus

Pinocytotic
Intermediat vesicle
e filaments
Actin
Plasma filaments
membrane
Glycogen
Peroxisome granules

Vacuole Smooth
endoplasmic
Lysosome reticulum

Nucleolus Microtubules

Centrioles Ribosomes

Nucleus Mitochondrio
n
Nuclear
envelope Rough
endoplasmic
reticulum

Cytosol
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

Biological membranes are sheet-like structures composed mainly of lipids and

proteins. All biological membranes have a similar general structure. Membrane
lipids are organized in a bilayer (two sheets of lipids making up a single membrane)
that is approximately 60 to 100 Å thick. The proteins, on the other hand, are scattered
throughout the bilayer and perform most membrane functions. Membranes are two-
dimensional fluids: both lipids and proteins are constantly in motion..

All biological is bilayer