Tags: Anatomical Structure.

A flagellum (/fləˈdʒɛləm/; plural: flagella) is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The word flagellum in Latin means whip. The primary role of the flagellum is locomotion but it also often has function as a sensory organelle being sensitive to chemicals and temperatures outside the cell. Flagella are organelles defined by function rather than structure.

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