There are three types of structure of Golgibody. These are-
- Cisternae : All the gills which are narrow, long, cylindrical and parallel are called Cisternae. Its diameter is 0.5-1.0 micron. Its lumen or cavity is 500-1000 nanometers wide. 3-8 cisternae are clustered together. Each cluster is called a dictyosomes. The part of the dictyosomes facing the plasma membrane is called the trans-phase and the part facing the center of the cell is called the cis-face. All organizations are held together by intercisternal material. The number of cisternae is 3-7 in animal cells and 10-20 in plant cells. There are three types of cisterns. These are-
(i) Trans-cisterna : The last part of the trans-face is called transcisterna.
(ii) Cess-Cisterna : The terminal part of the sess-face is called the sess-cisterna.
(iii) Medial Cisterna : The middle part is called medial cisterna.
- Vacuole: Those cells that look like spherical sacs are called vacuoles. It is the transformed part of the cistern. It is filled with granular material.
- Vasicle : A small sac-like golibody is called a vesicle. It is located in clusters. Trans-faces and vesicles join together to form the trans-golgi network (TGN). Again, cis-faces and vesicles join to form the cis-golgi network (CGN).