Cell City

Today's agenda : Nutrient family's tour of the city

Welcome to Cell City Nutrient family. We are the Microtubules (aka the city council) and we are very pleased to have you here. As you could see when you came in, our city is very protected. Our Cell Wall surrounds and supports our city and the Plasma Membrane works along side of the cell wall letting things in and out of our city. Right now you are in the Nucleus which houses all the genetic material of our city like floor plans and the layout. Also in this building are the Nuclear Envelopes which separate the city structures from the liquid environment using their handy dandy Chromosomes. Our Cytoskeleton is kept strong with the help of our Intermediate Filaments and their civil duties. The intermediate filaments also keep the Endoplasmic Reticulum in check along with its inmates. Now for you Nucleoli, your little Ribosomes will be safe from toxins here. We have extensive Lysosomes who take care of the used food products and so we aren't too wasteful, the Mitochondria break down old food for energy. Just in case, we have very skilled Peroxisomes ready to detoxify you and your little ones. Now you being the nutrient family we understand that proper nutrients must be available so we have many local Plastids and Vacuoles made in our Golgi Complex to fill those needs. To get around in our vast city Cilia and Flagella are made available to everyone. Don't worry, if you have any problems with them, the Gentrioles will fix them right up. Now that we have concluded our tour, we will send you to our Microfilaments who will help you find housing to change our cell shape with the addition of your family. We hope you enjoy our city, and welcome to Cell City.