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===Meaning===
An '''animal cell''' is a [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukaryotic]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] that has a [[Cell Membrane|cell membrane]], [[cytoplasm]], [[mitochondria]] and a [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] but no [[Cell Wall|cell wall]].
===About Animal Cells===
: As [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukaryotic cells]] '''animal cells''' contain membrane bound [[organelle]]s, including a [[nucleus]] and several [[mitochondria]].
: '''Animal cells''' can be distinguished from [[Plant Cell|plant cells]] in that they do not have [[chloroplast]]s, a [[Cell Wall|cell wall]] or a [[Permanent Vacuole|permanent vacuole]].
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|[[File:AnimalCellDiagram.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a typical '''animal cell'''.
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: There are several specialised animal cells found in humans that you should know:
*[[Muscle Cell]]
*[[Neuron]]s
**[[Sensory Neuron]]
**[[Relay Neuron]]
**[[Motor Neuron]]
*[[Ciliated Epithelial Cell]]
*[[Red Blood Cell]]
*[[White Blood Cell]]
*[[Sperm Cell]]
*[[Ovum]]
===Examples===
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|[[File:Blood.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:MuscleCells.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Red Blood Cell]]s
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Muscle Cell]]s
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|[[File:SpermCells.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Cell.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Sperm Cell]]s.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cheek [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
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