8.1.1 Mitochondrial structure and function 1. Outline 1)Shape, size, amounts and location of Mit Mit. are large enough to be seen by microscopy. The amounts of mit varied from o to more than 10.000 in the cell according to their requirement of ATP, e.g. in liver cells 800-2000 Mit while even more numerous Mit. in muscle cells which require large amounts of atP to fuel their contraction Mit. are dynamic organelles with recognisable morphologic character, while exhibiting considerable variety in appearance(sausage-, sphere- or thread-like), and mobility from place to place within the cytoplasm, and undergo branching. Mit. can be seen to undergo both fusion and fission Mit. Occupy 15 to 20 percent of the cells volume, which are well-distributed in cytoplasm generally, although are located more in the aera. where the life activation is exuberant such as around myoflaments or fatty acid-fulling oil droplets and usually along the microtubules8.1.1 Mitochondrial structure and function 1. Outline 1) Shape, size, amounts and location of Mit Mit. are large enough to be seen by microscopy. The amounts of Mit varied from 0 to more than 10,000 in the cell according to their requirement of ATP, e.g. in liver cells, 800-2000 Mit. while even more numerous Mit. in muscle cells which require large amounts of ATP to fuel their contraction. Mit. are dynamic organelles with recognisable morphologic character, while exhibiting considerable variety in appearance (sausage-, sphere- or thread-like), and mobility from place to place within the cytoplasm, and undergo branching. Mit. can be seen to undergo both fusion and fission. Mit. Occupy 15 to 20 percent of the cell’s volume, which are well-distributed in cytoplasm generally, although are located more in the aera, where the life activation is exuberant, such as around myoflaments or fatty acid-fulling oil droplets and usually along the mcrotubules