Cell membrane structure and functions
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| 7296787736 | Selective Permeability | Allows some substances to cross more easily than others | 0 | |
| 7296787737 | phospholipid bilayer | a double layer of phospholipids that makes up plasma membranes |  | 1 |
| 7296787738 | Integral Proteins | Proteins that extend through the phospholipid bilayer. |  | 2 |
| 7296787739 | Peripheral Proteins | A protein loosely attached to the surface of a membrane | | 3 |
| 7296787740 | Glycoproteins | proteins with carbohydrates covalently bonded to them for identification (self/nonself) | 4 | |
| 7296787741 | cholesterol | steroid present in the plasma membranes of animal cells. A large amount of this in a phospholipid bilayer at High Temperatures reduces membrane fluidity, but at Lower Temperature prevents the membrane from solidifying. |  | 5 |
| 7296787742 | Concentration Gradient | a difference in the concentration of a substance across a space | 6 | |
| 7296787743 | Diffusion | the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, so that they spread out evenly reaching equilibrium |  | 7 |
| 7296787744 | Osmosis | The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane | 8 | |
| 7296787745 | Transport Proteins | proteins that help to transport substances across cell membranes |  | 9 |
| 7296787746 | Aquaporins | Channel proteins that help massive amount of water pass through the membrane; a lot in our kidneys | 10 | |
| 7296787747 | Passive Transport | movement of materials through a cell membrane without using energy | 11 | |
| 7296787748 | Isotonic | a solution whose solute concentration equals that inside a cell; the cell will not change |  | 12 |
| 7296787749 | Hypertonic | the solution with the greater concentration of solutes |  | 13 |
| 7296787750 | Hypotonic | the solution with the lower concentration of solutes |  | 14 |
| 7296787751 | Osmoregulation | The control of water balance | 15 | |
| 7296787752 | Turgid | Very firm (healthy state), especially for plant cells | 16 | |
| 7296787753 | Plasmolysis | As a plant cell shrivels its plasma membrane pulls away from the wall |  | 17 |
| 7296787754 | Facilitated Diffusion | passive transport of ions or polar molecules across a plasma membrane by transport proteins | | 18 |
| 7296787755 | Active Transport | transport of a substance through a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires energy |  | 19 |
| 7296787756 | Sodium-Potassium Pump | a carrier protein that uses ATP to actively transport sodium ions out of a cell and potassium ions into the cell |  | 20 |
| 7296787757 | Exocytosis | process by which a cell releases large amounts of material by vesicles |  | 21 |
| 7296787758 | Endocytosis | the movement of a substance into a cell by a vesicle | 22 | |
| 7296787759 | Phagocytosis | a type of endocytosis in which microbes are taken in by immune cells of animals (mainly by macrophages) |  | 23 |
| 7296787760 | Pinocytosis | cellular drinking |  | 24 |
| 7296787761 | Receptor-mediated endocytosis | Taking in large amount of specific substances by binding to receptors, which form vesicles and are then taken in by the cell |  | 25 |
| 7296787762 | osmotic pressure | The force required to resist the movement of water by osmosis. Osmotic pressure is a measure of the concentration of a solution. A solution that is highly concentrated has a strong tendency to draw water into itself, so the pressure required to resist that movement would be high. Thus, highly concentrated solutions are said to have high osmotic pressures. | 26 | |
| 7296803781 | A cell will swell up when placed into this solution | hypotonic | 27 | |
| 7296805796 | A cell will lose water and shrink when placed into this solution | hypertonic | 28 | |
| 7296807478 | This lowers water potential | a more concentrated solution | 29 | |
| 7296809939 | This raises water potential | a less concentrated solution | 30 | |
| 7296827869 | contractile vacuole | Unicellular Freshwater organisms structure for osmoregulation | 31 |
