This is dee cell of an animal my main mon
Alright, I'll quit talking like that, but this blog post will be devoted to the MANY wonderful units that make up all of humanity, the cell. The cell is a single microscopic unit comprised of different parts that carry out life processes. It does some of the some things humans them selves do. It lets nutrients in and wastes out, it hydrates and dehydrates, and makes more cells from its' self. Its even got a brain-like feature to it called the nucleus. We'll get descriptive later though. There are billions of cells that are floating around if you will that comprise, well, us. They make humans pretty much. The way our cells act and react with one another and within its' self differs from person to person.Cells were made to split, or reproduce in a way. What happens is that the cell takes in all its little nutrients and water and grows. Kinda like we do. Then, it gets to a point where it will split in two. Two cells from one. Then those cells will grow, and produce four new cells. Then eight, then 16. But, cells also die as well. Thats where your fingure nails, scabs, hair, eye lashes, come from. Cells dieing off, and the body naturally placing them where they need to be to repair its self. Our bodies are pretty B.A. huh? But sometimes, not all is well.
When cells begin to grow and don't split, problems then start to occur. Ever heard of cancer? Cancerous cells are made when the cell starts to take in the nutrients and never lets the wastes out basically. They bond with other cells that have the same defect, and form cancerous tumors. Its a horrble desease that is often unpreventable, and gentically obtained to a specific being from parents or grandparents.
But, enough story, lets get into the nitty gritty on these little organic balls. We'll start with the Nucleus. The nucleus as I said earlier is pretty much the brain of the whole out fit. The DNA that tells every one apart from one another is stored here. The nucleus is in charge of replicating the DNA for the reproduction process of a cell in the magical cell cycle. Then there is a part called the Golgi Aparratus. I know its not in the diagram above, but what this part does is control the flow of nutrients going into the cell, while also controling the waste departing the cell. The Golgi is the mouth, and anus of a cell pretty much. Now onto the Mitochondrian. This part takes the nutrients (glucose) and tranfers it into energy that the cell uses to preform its regular processes. The lysosome, helps the cell digest its food. To the Lysosome now. This part intteracts with the Golgi using enzymes to interact with things or events occuring either in or outside of the cell. Now heres the easier parts. Cytoplasm, and the cell membrane (also known as cell wall). The cytoplasm is a clear jelly substance that is derived of all sorts of things from fatty acids, to protiens, to vitamins, to amino acids, carbohydrates, and sugars. Its is the "stuff" that surrounds all the inner parts I just reviewed and is contained by the Cell Membrane. I like to use cell WALL. But any way, the cell wall is basically the outer lining or skin of the cell its self. The cell wall holds everything including the gooie cytoplasm inside its self. The cell wall is flexible in organisms and plays a role in how much sodium and nutrients enter and leave the cell as well. Plants, well the wall its some what like a brick, but that will be on a different note.
So there ya have it mon, dat is dee cell and all of its' glorious parts that play a huge role in the inner workings of us human beings. (and animals too)
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