360 Animation: Eukaryotic Cell - Medical Animation
This 360-degree animation depicts the nucleus and organelles of a typical eukaryotic cell. The animation is best viewed using the Google Chrome web browser. RESTRICTIONS: this animation MAY NOT be downloaded from, nor viewed outside of, the SMART Imagebase and Nucleus Medical Media websites.
MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: Organelles are the specialized parts of a cell that have unique jobs to perform. Let's start with the nucleus, the control center of the cell. The nucleus contains DNA or genetic material. The nucleus also contains a nucleolus, which is a structure where ribosomes are made. Ribosomes may wander freely within the cytoplasm or attach to the Endoplasmic Reticulum, sometimes abbreviated as ER. Proteins and other materials emerge from the endoplasmic reticulum in small vesicles, where the Golgi apparatus, sometimes called the Golgi body, receives them. The mitochondrion is an organelle that is the powerhouse for both animal and plant cells. During a process called cellular respiration, the mitochondria make ATP molecules that provide the energy for all of the cell's activities.
