MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitochondria, often referred to as the “powerhouses of the cell”, were first discovered in 1857 by physiologist Albert von Kölliker. Later coined name as “bioblasts” (life germs) by Richard Altman in 1886. The organelles were then renamed “mitochondria” by Carl Benda twelve years later.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitochondria was discovered by the Kolliker while study insect muscle cells but Carl Benda coined the word mitochondria in 1898.

Detailed explanation-3: -Richard Altmann gave the name bioblasts in 1890.