Browse through lecture slides that illustrate the link between mitochondrial structure and function. Best viewed using Internet Explorer.

Check out a description and a micrograph of a mighty mitochondrion and find out why it is important to the cell.

Consult detailed figures and discussions about the configuration and various functions of mitochondria.

Read about the four parts of mitochondria - outer membrane, intermembrane space, inner membrane and matrix.

Learn more about the power center of a cell and how these organelles were used to track human history.