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Endoskeleton vs Cytoskeleton - What's the difference?

endoskeleton | cytoskeleton |

As nouns the difference between endoskeleton and cytoskeleton

is that endoskeleton is the internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage while cytoskeleton is a cellular structure like a skeleton, contained within the cytoplasm.

endoskeleton

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.

    • Derived terms

    * endoskeletal

    See also

    * exoskeleton

    cytoskeleton

    English

    (wikipedia cytoskeleton)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) A cellular structure like a skeleton, contained within the cytoplasm.