ANATOMY OF BIOLOGICAL
MEMBRANES AND THE
CYTOPLASM
Dr. N. Mutuku
,IN THIS LECTURE WE WILL LEARN
ABOUT
• An overview of body organization, cell origins and cell functions
• The basic structure and variety of biological membranes
• The structure and function of the cell membrane
• The structure and function of membrane systems and membrane
bound organelles
,CELL ORIGINS AND
FUNCTIONS
, What is life?
What distinguishes living from non-living things?
What is a cell?
MEMBRANES AND THE
CYTOPLASM
Dr. N. Mutuku
,IN THIS LECTURE WE WILL LEARN
ABOUT
• An overview of body organization, cell origins and cell functions
• The basic structure and variety of biological membranes
• The structure and function of the cell membrane
• The structure and function of membrane systems and membrane
bound organelles
,CELL ORIGINS AND
FUNCTIONS
, What is life?
What distinguishes living from non-living things?
What is a cell?