Question

Describe the structure and functions of the Golgi apparatus.

Answer 1

• Golgi apparatus consists of a set of membrane-bounded, fluid-filled vesicles, vacuoles, and flattened cisternae (closed sacs).
• Cisternae are usually stacked together in parallel rows.
• Cisternae are formed at one end of the stack, called the cis face of Golgi.
• They are budded off as vesicles at the other face of the Golgi apparatus, called teh transface of Golgi.

Function of Golgi apparatus:

• The main function of the Golgi apparatus is secretory. Golgi apparatus acts as a site of assembly for the storage, processing, and packaging of various cellular secretions.
• The packaging of cellular materials is done and dispatched either to intracellular targets such as plasma membrane and lysosomes or extracellular targets.
• Golgi apparatus is also involved in the synthesis of the cell wall, plasma membrane and lysosomes.