Generalized Eukaryotic Cell

Keywords: cell organelles, membrane, replication

  1. Nucleus: structure and function
    1. Nucleolus
    2. Nuclear envelope and nuclear pores

  2. Membrane-bound organelles: structure and function
    1. Mitochondria
    2. Lysosomes
    3. Endoplasmic reticulum
    4. Golgi apparatus

  3. Plasma membrane: structure and function
    1. Protein and lipid components
    2. Fluid mosaic model, membrane traffic
    3. Movement across membranes
      1. Osmosis
      2. Passive and active transport
      3. Endocytosis and exocytosis
    4. Membrane channels, sodium/potassium pump, membrane potential
    5. Membrane receptors
    6. Cellular adhesion

  4. Cytoskeleton: structure and function
    1. Microfilaments, microtubules, filaments
    2. Cilia and flagella
    3. Centrioles

  5. Mitosis
    1. Mitotic process, phases of the cell cycle
    2. Mitotic structure
      1. Centrioles, asters, spindles
      2. Chromatids, centromeres, telomeres, kinetochores
    3. Nuclear membrane breakdown and reorganization
    4. Mechanisms of chromosome movement