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    Ideas about cell structure have changed over time. Early biologists viewed cells as simple sacs containing fluid and particles, but today cells are known to be highly complex. A generalized cell consists of a cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm. The cell membrane encloses and protects the cell, controlling what passes in and out. The nucleus contains DNA and determines the cell's function. The cytoplasm provides a medium for chemical reactions and houses intricate organelles that carry out specialized functions.

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    Ideas about cell structure have changed over time. Early biologists viewed cells as simple sacs containing fluid and particles, but today cells are known to be highly complex. A generalized cell consists of a cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm. The cell membrane encloses and protects the cell, controlling what passes in and out. The nucleus contains DNA and determines the cell's function. The cytoplasm provides a medium for chemical reactions and houses intricate organelles that carry out specialized functions.

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    Ideas about cell structure have changed over time. Early biologists viewed cells as simple sacs containing fluid and particles, but today cells are known to be highly complex. A generalized cell consists of a cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm. The cell membrane encloses and protects the cell, controlling what passes in and out. The nucleus contains DNA and determines the cell's function. The cytoplasm provides a medium for chemical reactions and houses intricate organelles that carry out specialized functions.

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    Ideas about cell structure have changed considerably over the years.

    Early
    biologists saw cells as simple membranous sacs containing fluid and a few floating
    particles. Today's biologists know that cells are infinitely more complex than this.

    There are many different types, sizes, and shapes of cells in the body. For
    descriptive purposes, the concept of a "generalized cell" is introduced. It includes
    features from all cell types. A cell consists of three parts: the cell membrane,
    the nucleus, and, between the two, the cytoplasm. Within the cytoplasm lie
    intricate arrangements of fine fibers and hundreds or even thousands of miniscule
    but distinct structures called organelles.

    Cell membrane
    Every cell in the body is enclosed by a cell (Plasma) membrane. The cell membrane
    separates the material outside the cell, extracellular, from the material inside the
    cell, intracellular. It maintains the integrity of a cell and controls passage of
    materials into and out of the cell. All materials within a cell must have access to the
    cell membrane (the cell's boundary) for the needed exchange.

    The cell membrane is a double layer of phospholipid molecules. Proteins in the cell
    membrane provide structural support, form channels for passage of materials, act
    as receptor sites, function as carrier molecules, and provide identification markers.
    Nucleus and Nucleolus
    The nucleus, formed by a nuclear membrane around a fluid nucleoplasm, is the
    control center of the cell. Threads of chromatin in the nucleus
    contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the genetic material of the cell.
    The nucleolus is a dense region of ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the nucleus and is
    the site of ribosome formation. The nucleus determines how the cell will function,
    as well as the basic structure of that cell.

    Cytoplasm
    The cytoplasm is the gel-like fluid inside the cell. It is the medium for chemical
    reaction. It provides a platform upon which other organelles can operate within the
    cell. All of the functions for cell expansion, growth and replication are carried out in
    the cytoplasm of a cell. Within the cytoplasm, materials move by diffusion, a
    physical process that can work only for short distances.

    Cytoplasmic organelles
    Cytoplasmic organelles are "little organs" that are suspended in the cytoplasm of
    the cell. Each type of organelle has a definite structure and a specific role in the
    function of the cell. Examples of cytoplasmic organelles
    are mitochondrion, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus,
    and lysosomes.

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