ORGANELLE DIAGRAM: NUCLEAR ENVELOPE: In this picture, the nuclear envelope can just be seen as a double layer. The nuclear envelope separates the interior of the nucleus (seen at left) from the rest of the cell. It is bridged by numerous nuclear pores and its outer layer is continuous with the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
SUMMARY
name(s): nuclear envelope, nuclear membrane
location: surrounds nucleus
appearance: double membrane, punctuated by numerous nuclear pores and with attached ribosomes
size: total about 40nm in depth
function: segregates nucleus from rest of cell
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