# The Endomembrane System Consists of: - Nuclear Envelope - Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth & Rough) - Golgi Apparatus - Lysosomes - Vacuoles - Plasma Membrane ![[Pasted image 20220803175514.png|400]] --- **The Endoplasmic Reticulum** *(The Biosynthetic Factory)* The Smooth ER: - Synthesizes [[lipids]] - Metabolizes [[carbohydrates]] The Rough ER: - Has found ribosomes which secrete glycoproteins (proteins covalently bonded to carbohydrates) - Distributes transport **vesicles** (secretory proteins surrounded by membranes; "storage bags") - A membrane ("package") factory --- **The Golgi Apparatus** *(The Amazon of the Cell)* - Sends out "packages" using [[Cytoskeletons|cytoskeletal]] roadways --- **Vacuoles** *(Diverse Maintenance Compartments)* | Type | Function | | --- | --- | | Food Vacuoles | | | Contractile Vacuoles | | | Central Vacuoles | | --- **Lysosomes** *(Digestive Sac Monsters)* Portable digestive sacs Can digest larger objects manually or can release the digestive fluids stored within themselves to dissolve the target first. --- > [!info] Phagocytosis > **Phagocytosis** is the process of engulfing a different cell via the creation of a food vacuole. > > Lysosomes work together to deteriorate the target cell and essentially strip it of materials. --- **The Nucleus** *(The Information Center)* Very rounded, large, and dense