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Cells
Cells are the
smallest living
biological
structures.
They are the
building blocks of
life, the structural
and functional units
all living organisms
are made of.
Unicellular
organisms
Unicellular
organisms,
such as most
bacteria,
consist of a
single cell.
Multicellular
organism
Organization of cells
There are many different types of
cells in a human body. They are
designed to do different jobs.
Nervous cell
Muscle cell
Tissue
Cells that have
a similar
structure and
do the same
job, group
together to
form a tissue
(e.g. muscle tissue,
nervous tissue and so
on).
Types of human
tissues
Organs
Most tissues do not
work independently
but join forces to do
a particular job.
That is how organs
are formed.
Heart is an organ made of muscle,
nervous, epithelial and connective tissue
Organ System
For almost any action
carried out by the body,
several organs are
used. When organs
work together like this,
they are called an
organ system.
e.g. digestive system
Structure of cells
Even though cells are very small
they have a very complex structure
1 nucleolus
2 nucleus
3 ribosome
4 vesicle 5 - rough endoplasmic reticulum
6 - Golgi apparatus
7 Cytoskeleton
8 - smooth endoplasmic reticulum
9 - mitochondria
10 - vacuole
1 - cytoplasm
12 - lysosome
Although cells vary in size and shape they all have three things in
common:
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Metabolism
Metabolic rate
Metabolic rate is the
speed at which
metabolic reaction
take place. It can
speed up or slow down
to meet the needs of
our body. At its slowest
rate, it is called Basal
Metabolic Rate
(BMR). Basal
metabolic rate will
only keep us alive.