Question: are ribosomes found in the cell membrane?
Answer: Ribosomes are organelles composed of ribosomal proteins (riboproteins) and ribonucleic acids (ribonucleoproteins). The word ribosome is made from taking 'ribo' from ribonucleic acid and adding it to 'soma', the latin word for body. Ribosomes are bound by a membrane but they are not membranous.