Chapter 2, Problem 11RQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The abundance of various organelles in the following cells:

The adrenal gland cells that make steroid hormone, the white blood cells, the liver cells, the muscle cells, the mucous cells, the epithelial cells in the skin, and the kidney tubule cells.

Introduction:

The cellular organelles perform various functions that are necessary to sustain life. The abundance of organelles in cells vary from cell to cell depending upon their requirements. The function of some organelles is regulated in a chain form such as the nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, and the vesicles perform in a series. The other organelles perform functions independently in the cytoplasm.