(1) A nerve cells long extensions reach out in various directions to enable them to receive and transmit impulses. (2) Dead Skin Cells flat shape enables them to cover the surface of the body well.
(Page 71 Holt Modern Biology Textbook)
The first thing that comes to mind is epithelial cells,and Columnar (tall & skinny) or cuboidal (squarish).
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There are many examples of how cell shapes are suited to their function. Sperm cells are small and light so that they can move quickly toward the ovum, the ovum is large so that it can store energy for development and neurons are long to allow for connections to reach long lengths in order to send signals quickly.
No. The shape of a cell depends on its function.
Epithelial cells have several functions. They line, protect, and form different glands. Epithelial cells have three shapes: flattened, cube, and elongated.
frog rbc is found in a frogs and human rbc is found in humans
this is my question what is the function of t-cells?
There are many examples of how cell shapes are suited to their function. Sperm cells are small and light so that they can move quickly toward the ovum, the ovum is large so that it can store energy for development and neurons are long to allow for connections to reach long lengths in order to send signals quickly.
No. The shape of a cell depends on its function.
Its structure determines the function it has. For example, red blood cells are biconcave discs, kind of thinner in the middle and thicker around the outside. As it turns out this is the ideal surface area to volume ratio for exchanging things between the inside of the cell and outside. When you consider that the function of red blood cells to carry oxygen to the cells of the body the structure of the RBC is ideally suited to its function.
A nerve cells long extensions reach out in various directions to enable them to receive and transmit impulses. And dead Skin Cells flat shape enables them to cover the surface of the body well.
Animal cells come in a variety of shapes, depending upon their specialized function. Epithelial cells are rather flat. Muscle cells are not flat, they are more tubular in shape. While blood cells are roundish. And so forth.
The main function of specialized cells serve different tasks which include moving oxygen throughout the body, killing bacteria, removing mucus from the body, etc. Examples of speciazlized cells are white blood cells, red blood cells and muscle cells.
To perform different functions plant cells assume different shapes
Epithelial cells have several functions. They line, protect, and form different glands. Epithelial cells have three shapes: flattened, cube, and elongated.
A nerve cells long extensions reach out in various directions to enable them to receive and transmit impulses. And dead Skin Cells flat shape enables them to cover the surface of the body well.
because they all of different type of functions
Size and shape are directly related to structure and function of said cell. Also, for example, plant cells are often in rectangles as they have cell walls where as animal cells are often 'blobby' because they have a cell wall and no cell membrane
Epithelial cells form a monolayer with closely placed cells with tight junctions between that make them either impervious OR semi-permiable depending on the tissue. Hence, their design is ideally suited for ther function.