The Scavenger
May 26, 2020 dr.priya07_DecodedMedicine
Scavenger animals and organisms help keep our ecosystem free of dead organic
matter.
Just like the scavengers of the ecosystem, our body cells have
scavengers that help keep our cells free of organic waste.
Lysosomes are vesicular organelles termed as the scavengers of the cell.
The lysosomes provide an intracellular digestive system that allows the cell to
digest
(1) damaged cellular structures
(2) food particles that have been ingested by the cell, and
(3) unwanted matter such as bacteria.
May 26, 2020 dr.priya07_DecodedMedicine
Scavenger animals and organisms help keep our ecosystem free of dead organic
matter.
Just like the scavengers of the ecosystem, our body cells have
scavengers that help keep our cells free of organic waste.
Lysosomes are vesicular organelles termed as the scavengers of the cell.
The lysosomes provide an intracellular digestive system that allows the cell to
digest
(1) damaged cellular structures
(2) food particles that have been ingested by the cell, and
(3) unwanted matter such as bacteria.
