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Cell parts

Actin
Family of proteins
Cell (biology)
Basic unit of many life forms
Cell junction
Multiprotein complex that forms a point of contact or adhesion in animal cells
Cell membrane
Biological membrane that separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment
Cilium
Organelle found on eukaryotic cells
Cytoplasm
All of the contents of a eukaryotic cell except the nucleus
Cytoskeleton
Network of filamentous proteins that forms the internal framework of cells
Cytosol
Liquid found in cells
Flagellum
Cellular appendage functioning as locomotive or sensory organelle
Lipid bilayer
A thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules
Membrane potential
Electric potential difference between interior and exterior of a biological cell
Membrane protein
Proteins that are part of, or interact with, biological membranes.
Microfilament
Filament in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
Microtubule
Polymer of tubulin that forms part of the cytoskeleton
Myosin
Superfamily of motor proteins
Symbiogenesis
Evolutionary theory holding that eukaryotic organelles evolved through symbiosis with prokaryotes