2. “(also called the golgi apparatus or golgi
complex) a flattened, layered, sac-like
organelle that looks like a stack of pancakes
and is located near the nucleus. The golgi
body packages proteins and carbohydrates
into membrane-bound vesicles for "export"
from the cell.”
3. Made of “membrane-bond” stacks
Called cisternae
Normally 5-8 stacks
some have as many as 60
Stacks have 5 regions
The cis-golgi network
The cis-golgi
Medial-golgi
Trans-golgi
Trans golgi network
4. In a cell
Outside the nucleolus
Floating in the cytoplasm
5. The primary function: to process and
package the macromolecules like a packaging
machine in an factory. The golgi body
performs its functions:
proteins and lipids
It is particularly important in the processing of
proteins for secretion.
