Cell Research Paper

“This is a compare and contrast research paper on 4 different types of human body cells, which the one that are in this piece happen to be Osteroblast (Bone Cell), Erythrocyte (Red blood cells), Mytocyte (Muscle Cells), and Neuron (Nerve Cell). There will be information about all the cells, and a compare and contrast of all 4 cells.”

Cells are what make up all living things; they hold everything together, somewhat like building blocks. The human body can hold trillions of cells; all different types all different sizes, shapes, and colors. They do everything from providing structure, change nutrients into energy, and even carry out specialized functions. Another thing is that cells also are what make up our hereditary material and they even make copies of their own cell structure (Genetics Home Reference). Cells are what make up the structure of every living thing in the world, however many people wouldn’t believe that cells are important when cells are the most important thing in all living organisms in the world.

Although there are trillions of different types of cells here are a few. Bones are made up of cells called Osteroblast, that’s what gives the cells the hardness and toughness. The Osteroblast help the bones grow and repair themselves over time. Blood is what helps the cells, get food and takes away the waste from the bones. If bones weren’t made up of Osteroblast, broken bones would never heal on their own. That’s why it’s so important that we have cells in our bones called Osteroblast (Discovery Communications Inc.). Another type of cell, are Erythrocyte’s or better known as Red Blood Cells. The main function of the Erythrocytes or Red Blood Cells is to move oxygen throughout the body. This certain cell has no nucleus and has a lifespan of about 120 days. They circulate the oxygen through tissues picking up carbon dioxide as they go, which carbon dioxide is the main waste product that is formed in the cell. The cells have a doughnut or circular shape to them and they are relatively small. The contain pigment hemoglobin which is what gives the red color. They also assist the cells when carrying oxygen and the carbon dioxide (Scott).

However those are just a few cells, here are a few more types. Mytocyte cells are the main cell in the muscles; the main function of the Mytocyte is to facilitate movement throughout the entire human body. The way that these functions are achieved, are by adjusting, or contracting the tissues that are in your muscles. For example skeletal muscles allow you to move freely to certain consent. A great example is that they allow you to turn your neck sideways but not 360 degrees (State Government of Victoria). The Mytocyte cell is the basic unit of all the muscles in your body. The three main types of muscles are skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle. Skeletal muscle cells form controllably, or voluntary, for example like the muscles found in your legs. The smooth muscle and cardiac muscles form uncontrollably, like the muscles that are in your heart and stomach (Discovery Communications Inc.). One more cell is the Neuron or the nerve cells; they are the main cells that are in your nervous system. There are a few main functions of the Neurons are to carry messages throughout our body, to receive, and to pass electrical impulses. The neurons happen to be the smallest unit of the entire nervous system, which sends signals to the rest of the body to do what the brain, wants it to do, for an example our brain tells the heart to beat, your diaphragm to breathe, or your eyes to blink (Poe).

Generally people wouldn’t think cells are that important, but they really are, they do everything in our body and our bodies are made out entirely of cells. Those 4 cells all had things in common and things not in common. For example all of these cells have a different purpose, the bone cell helps the bone keep its strong body and the red blood cells help get bad waste out of our blood. Some things these cells have in common is that they all support our bodies needs in some way, the nervous system cells allow us to get senses and emotions to our brain to decode what is happening, and the muscle cells allow us to gain muscle, and allows our heart to beat on its own. They all don’t have a certain size or shape because they all vary, besides the red blood cells. Their size is very small and they are also doughnut or circular shaped (Scott).

However, in the end cells are the most important thing in all living organisms. They hold us together, get the bad stuff out of our bodies, and even make us have senses. Every single cell in our body has their own job, to keep us and all living organisms living and keeping us who we are as the world’s life forms.

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