Golgi Body
By: Sally, Sheila, and Tara
Definition
• “(also called the golgi apparatus or golgi
complex) a flattened, layered, sac-like
organelle that looks like a stack of
pancakes and is located near the nucleus.
The golgi body packages proteins and
carbohydrates into membrane-bound
vesicles for "export" from the cell.”
Structure
• Made of “membrane-bond” stacks
– Called cisternae
– Normally 5-8 stacks
– some have as many as 60
• Stacks have 5 regions
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The cis-golgi network
The cis-golgi
Medial-golgi
Trans-golgi
Trans golgi network
Location
• In a cell
• Outside the nucleolus
• Floating in the cytoplasm
Function
• The primary function: to process and
package the macromolecules like a
packaging machine in an factory. The golgi
body performs its functions:
– proteins and lipids
– It is particularly important in the processing of
proteins for secretion.
Bibliography
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Function_of_the
_golgi_body
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgi_apparatu
s
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject
s/plants/cell/