Definitions of the cell:

- DNA. DNA —deoxyribonucleic acid— is the nucleic acid that makes up most of the genetic
material of living beings.

- Endoplasmic reticulum. The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes involved in

synthesizing lipids and proteins.

- Epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissues—or epithelia—are made up of tightly packed layers of

cells that line the inner and outer surfaces of the organs in the body and provide protection to
them.

- Eukaryotic cell. Eukaryotic cells are cells that have a nucleus and organelles in the
cytoplasm.

- Extracellular matrix. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the material that surrounds the cells
in tissues.

- Genetic material. The cell's genetic material are the molecules that define all its
characteristics and activities.

- Golgi apparatus. The Golgi apparatus is a series of stacked membrane-bound sacs involved
in the creation of vesicles. Some of these vesicles release their contents outside the cell.

- Homeostasis. Homeostasis is an organism's ability to maintain its internal conditions stable

and fairly constant, relatively irrespective of the changes occurring in the external
environment.

- Lipid. Lipids or fats are the main components of cell membranes. They are also the most
efficient source of energy and store up energy as reserves.

- Lysosome. Lysosomes are round vesicles surrounded by a simple membrane. They contain
proteins capable of breaking down complex molecules into simpler molecules.

- Macromolecular complex. Macromolecular complexes are structures that lack lipid

membrane boundaries. These complexes carry out essential processes for the cell.

- Mitochondrion. Mitochondria are organelles that extract the chemical energy from organic
nutrients through the process of oxidation. They act as the cell's energy factories.

- Muscle tissue. Muscle tissue is the tissue that makes up muscles. The cells in this tissue,
known as muscle fibers, are elongated and have the ability to contract and relax.

- Nervous tissues. Nervous tissues are the main component found in the brain, spinal cord,
and nerves, that is, in all the structures that make up the nervous system.
- Nucleic acid. Nucleic acids are the cell's genetic material. They define all the cell's
characteristics and activities.

- Nucleus. The nucleus is a large organelle enclosing the eukaryotic cell's genetic material.

- Organ. Organs are functional structures made up of different tissues grouped together.

- Organelle. Organelles are structures found inside of the cell that have particular functions in
eukaryotic cells, as if they were the cell's organs.

- Plasma membrane. The plasma membrane is a lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that
separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment. It acts as a barrier that regulates
the exchange of substances with the outside environment.

- Proteasome. Proteasomes degrade damaged or unneeded proteins. They float freely in the
cytoplasm.

- Protein. Proteins form most cellular structures and also regulate and perform most processes
that take place in the cells.

- Ribosome. Ribosomes are the builders that perform protein synthesis. They are found either
attached to the endoplasmic reticulum or floating freely in the cytoplasm.

- System. Systems are functional structures where different organs work together to carry out
life processes.

- Tissue. A tissue is an organized set of the same type of cells that have specific roles.

- Vacuole. Vacuoles are large membrane-bound compartments storing mostly water and other
reserve substances.