Examples of Specialized Cells PDF
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This document provides examples of specialized cells, such as platelets, goblet cells, parietal cells, and chief cells. It explains their function and location in the body, useful for a biology lesson.
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EXAMPLES OF SPECIALIZED CELLS Platelets ! Also, called thrombocytes ! Help with blood clots ! No nucleus! only cytoplasm fragments of megacokaryocytes ! Helps clot blood Goblet Cells ! Secretory cells that produce mucus !...
EXAMPLES OF SPECIALIZED CELLS Platelets ! Also, called thrombocytes ! Help with blood clots ! No nucleus! only cytoplasm fragments of megacokaryocytes ! Helps clot blood Goblet Cells ! Secretory cells that produce mucus ! Found in respiratory and intestinal tract ! Secretion vesicles into a duct for release of mucus Parietal Cells ! Found in the lining of the stomach; in the gastric glands ! Release HCl- into the stomach for chemical digestion Chief Cell ! Also called peptic cell ! Found in the stomach lining and releases pepsinogen and chymosin into the stomach
