Key Terms Related to Cell Structure

This text highlights key terms important for the study of studying cells, prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, the endomembrane system and proteins, the cytoskeleton, and connections between cells and cellular activities.

Topics

  • cell theory
  • cell wall
  • central vacuole
  • centrosome
  • chlorophyll
  • chloroplast
  • chromatin
  • chromosome
  • cilium
  • cytoplasm
  • cytoskeleton
  • cytosol
  • desmosome
  • electron microscope
  • endomembrane system
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • ER
  • eukaryotic cell
  • extracellular matrix
  • flagellum
  • gap junction
  • Golgi apparatus
  • intermediate filament
  • light microscope
  • lysosome
  • microfilament
  • microscope
  • microtubule
  • mitochondria
  • nuclear envelope
  • nucleoid
  • nucleolus
  • nucleoplasm
  • nucleus
  • organelle
  • peroxisome
  • plasma membrane
  • plasmodesma
  • prokaryote
  • ribosome
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • RER
  • smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • SER
  • tight junction
  • unified cell theory
  • vacuole
  • vesicle