Question

What are cristate and how they are they different from cisternae.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Cisternae are the flattened structures making up Golgi apparatus. Cisterna is also the lumen of rough endoplasmic reticulum. Whereas  cristae are the foldings of inner mitochondrial membrane enclosing mitochondrial matrix.  

Answer 2

Answer:The inner membrane of mitochondria forms number of infoldings called the cristae.

Explanation:Cisternae are many flat, disc shaped sacs seen in Golgi apparatus which are stacked parallely and inturn forms the convex cis or the forming face and concave trans or the maturing face.