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The Golgi is.... rather complex. It is also important to note that we have an incomplete knowledge of the Golgi.

As far as we know the Golgi is involved in trafficking to and from the various organelles in the cell. In addition different parts of the Golgi are involved in O and N-linked glycosylation. The Golgi contains some apoptotic proteins so its probably involved in programmed cell death too. They likely package and distribute the proteins.

A good way to understand cells at first to to see them as a factory. This factory manufactures proteins. The membrane forms the walls. There are doors which allow necessary things to come in and go out. The floor of the building contains the cytoplasm. The nucleus is the main office. This is where plans are drafted and drawn up to make proteins. These instructions are sent to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER). This is the factory floor. Each work station is a ribosome. These ribosomes make the proteins. The mitochondria are the power houses. The Golgi Body is the shipping and receiving department. It sends out the proteins that the cell makes. The vacuoles are the trash bins. There are also parts which are brought out when needed as in cell division: centrioles and fibers.
The Golgi complex is also known as Golgi bodies. Their purpose is to pack and carry proteins and lipids in the cell.

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