#protoplasm__living_substance the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
supertype: substance__matter that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
subtype: cytoplasm the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
subtype: plasmodium multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
subtype: ectoplasm the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
subtype: endoplasm the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
subtype: hyaloplasm__ground_substance the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
subtype: centrosome__central_body__centralbody small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
subtype: sarcoplasm the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
subtype: syncytium a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
subtype: nucleoplasm__karyoplasm the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
subtype: germ_plasm__plasm the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
subtype: blood_platelet__bloodplatelet__platelet__thrombocyte tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
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