The Golgi Apparatus is also known as the Golgi Complex or Golgi Body. The Golgi Apparatus is found in most eukaryotic cells.

 The Golgi structure is a smooth, curvy structure. It is a flattened stack of membranes. It has a front end and a back end. The front end is called the cis face and the back end is called the trans face. Golgi apparatus has cisternae are the flattened membrane folds and secretory vesicles which are what the cell discharges.

The basic function of the Golgi apparatus is the transport of proteins within the cell. The Golgi receives materials for transportation through the cis face and sends the materials through to the trans face once they are packaged and modified into the vesicles. It functions in the collection, packaging, and distribution of material. The cisternae are the flattened membrane folds of the Golgi apparatus that push together pinching off secretory vesicles containing molecules which are then discharged into the cell.

 Golgi apparatus is found to play an important role in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder where brain cells are being destroyed. This is what gives a person memory loss and this disease can lead to death. As the death of neurons increases the affected brain region begins to shrink. The cause of this disease is because there is too little removal of a specific type of protein. Therefore, the Golgi apparatus isn’t functioning as it is suppose to in collecting, transporting, and distributing the protein molecules.

 1. When a molecule enters the Golgi apparatus the molecule enters through the ______ and exits through the ______? ANSWER: cis face, trans face  2. What is the function of the Golgi apparatus? ANSWER: the transportation, collection, and distribution of protein molecules