The er is an
-elaborate system of parallel double membranes forming flattened sacs
What’s between the sacs in the er?
-cisternae
What is the ER connected to?
-nuclear envelope
What does the ER allow?
-transport of materials through the cell
What does the RER have that the RE doesn’t?
-ribosomes on the outer surface
What does the RER transport?
-proteins made in the RER
RER is present in large amount in what cells?
-cells that make large amounts protein
Example of cells that make a lot of proteins?
-cells making amylase in the salivary glands
What is the ER associated with?
-transport and synthesis of lipids