Welcome to Cell-iman School!

The cell is the most essential structural and functional unit of life. This structure and function is the collective effort of different cell organelles comprised of molecules.

Cell processes could be best explained through a school, as they have various components that work together to achieve quality education and harmonious systems like cells, metabolism, and homeostasis.

Contextually,

Administration building (nucleus) – where all instructions are made by the principal and transmitted/disseminated to all school personnel and systems (nucleus contains DNA that contains the cell’s genetic information).

Classroom Building (Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum) – a site where teachers (ribosomes) teach, create, and nurture good students (proteins) and direct them to the library (Golgi apparatus) for enhancement on lessons and for going home.

School bus (transport vesicles) – carry students (proteins) from the library (Golgi apparatus) to their designated places: out of school, drop them at the gates, or let them stay within the school until further notice.

Lockers (Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum) – store students’ learning materials (store lipids and phospholipids after synthesis).

Electrical building with generators (Mitochondrion) – provide electrical energy for the entire school to utilize for different academic and technical purposes.

Guards (peroxisomes) – ensure that the school is free from dirty areas and harmful garbage or any item or circumstance that may harm the campus (detoxify harmful substances that enter the cell, such as hydrogen peroxide).

Janitors (Lysosomes) – clean and disinfect dirty areas and destroy garbage or any foreign and harmful substances/microorganisms that may cause harm to the campus.

Trees (a group of intermediate filament, microfilament, and microtubules) support the campus in terms of safety, especially from natural elements such as strong winds and storms (support cell structure and protect it from mechanical damage).

School walls, gates, and guards (cell membrane) – restrict who can enter and leave the campus, guarding its safety from danger (has a property of selective permeability).

Space in the campus – Cytoplasm (cytosol)

Thank you!