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3.01: Animal Cells

Last updated: Mar 30, 2026

This schematic represents an idealized animal cell, e.g., a liver cell. The columns to the left and right of the labels contain links to discussions of the particular structures.

Intermediate filaments

Plasma membrane

Peroxisome

Vacuole

Lysosome

Nucleolus

Centrioles

Nucleus

Nuclear envelope

Golgi apparatus

 
Image unavailable: Illustration of an animal cell showing organelles labeled: mitochondria, nucleus, nucleolus, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and cell membrane. Pinocytotic vesicle

Actin filaments

Glycogen granules

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Microtubules

Ribosomes

Mitochondrion

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Cytosol