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A tour of the cell
This free course, A tour of the cell, contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells 'work' is a knowledge of the subcellular components and how they are arranged. This is introduced through a series of in-text and self-assessment questions.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- list the main components of cells
- summarise the structure and function of the different components
- outline how cell ultrastructure is related to cell function
- identify cell organelles and the main cytoskeletal components in diagrams and EM micrographs and interpret simple EM images.
First Published: 07/03/2013
Updated: 22/03/2017
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