What Are Cytoplasm and Cytosol?
Cytoplasm is consists of all the contents that we can found within the cell membrane, excluding the cell nucleus. It is the part of the cell which can be found within the cell membrane. The cell nucleus and the its contents are however, not considered as a part of cytoplasm. Instead, they are called ‘nucleoplasm’, which is separated from cytoplasm by the nuclear membrane. Cytoplasm contains other organelles like, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum and lysosome. These organelles are also filled with liquid, which is separated from cytoplasm by the biological membranes. Along with these organelles, cytoplasm contains cytoplasmic inclusions, which are basically granules of starch and glycogen, mineral crystals and lipid droplets. The gel-like translucent fluid that is found inside a cell is also a part of the cytoplasm. This intracellular fluid is what we know as cytosol, and is a part of the cytoplasm. Cytosol is that part of cytoplasm, that is not enclosed within the o
