“the cell is really the ultimate morphological element in which there is any manifestation of life.”

Rudoph Virchow Cellular Pathology

Introduction

The cell is a small membrane bound structure that contains organelles and chemicals embedded in an acqeous solution with an extraordinary ability to duplicate themselves which allows them to grow.

It is the smallest living structure in biology and is the fundamental unit of life.

References

Virchow Rudolph Cellular Pathology