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Plasma Membrane (Cell Membrane) Flashcards

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4925991286Extracellular fluid, Interstitial Fluid, MatrixFluid on the outside of a cell.0
4925991287Intracellular fluid (cytoplasm)Fluid on the inside of the cell.1
4925991288Hydrophilic head of a phospholipidloves water2
4925991289Hydrophobic tail of a phospholipidhates water3
4925991290CholesterolCreates pores for the cell membrane.4
4925991292Passive TransportDiffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion5
4926311439Type of energy used in Passive TransportNone6
4925991293DiffusionMovement of a substance from a HIGH to a LOW concentration7
4925991294Urea, Oxygen, Water and Carbon DioxideSubstances that diffuse across the plasma membrane8
4925991295OsmosisThe diffusion of water across a membrane9
4994176655Hypertonic & HypotonicSolutions that will cause osmosis10
4925991296CrenateShrinking of cell11
4925991297Hypertonic solutionCauses a cell to crenate12
4925991298CytolysisSwelling of a cell13
4925991299Hypotonic solutionCauses a cell to swell14
4925991300Peripheral ProteinsOn the surface of a plasma membrane15
4925991301Integral proteinsFound IN the membrane and create channels16
4925991302facilitated diffusionUse of an integral protein to move a molecule from a high concentration to a low concentration across a membrane with out energy (ex. Glucose)17
4925991303active transportuses cell energy (ATP) to pull molecules from low to high concentration18
4925991304resting membrane potentialextracellular positive charge while muscle and nerve cell are resting19
4925991305depolarizedextracellular negative charge while muscle and nerve cells are 'working'20
4925991306bulk transportneeds energy (ATP) and is used for substances that are too large to pass through the lipid bilayer or a protein channel21
4925991307cystic fibrosisan inherited disease which forms abnormal Cl- Pumps22
49259913082 types of bulk transportendocytosis and exocytosis23
49941710372 Types of endocytosisphagocytosis and pinocytosis24
4925991309phagocytosiscell eating25
4925991310pinocytosiscell takes in liquid26
4925991311exocytosisopposite of endocytosis and secretes substances out of the cell27
4925991312glycoproteinsugar chain attached to a protein28
4925991313Glycoprotein functionAnchors cells/cell to cell recognition29

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