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Plasma Membrane (Cell Membrane) Flashcards

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8194495709Extracellular fluid, Interstitial Fluid, MatrixFluid on the outside of a cell.0
8194495710Intracellular fluid (cytoplasm)Fluid on the inside of the cell.1
8194495711Hydrophilic head of a phospholipidloves water2
8194495712Hydrophobic tail of a phospholipidhates water3
8194495713CholesterolCreates pores for the cell membrane.4
8194495714Passive TransportDiffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion5
8194495715Type of energy used in Passive TransportNone6
8194495716DiffusionMovement of a substance from a HIGH to a LOW concentration7
8194495717Urea, Oxygen, Water and Carbon DioxideSubstances that diffuse across the plasma membrane8
8194495718OsmosisThe diffusion of water across a membrane9
8194495719Hypertonic & HypotonicSolutions that will cause osmosis10
8194495720CrenateShrinking of cell11
8194495721Hypertonic solutionCauses a cell to crenate12
8194495722CytolysisSwelling of a cell13
8194495723Hypotonic solutionCauses a cell to swell14
8194495724Peripheral ProteinsOn the surface of a plasma membrane15
8194495725Integral proteinsFound IN the membrane and create channels16
8194495726facilitated 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
8194495727active transportuses cell energy (ATP) to pull molecules from low to high concentration18
8194495728resting membrane potentialextracellular positive charge while muscle and nerve cell are resting19
8194495729depolarizedextracellular negative charge while muscle and nerve cells are 'working'20
8194495730bulk transportneeds energy (ATP) and is used for substances that are too large to pass through the lipid bilayer or a protein channel21
8194495731cystic fibrosisan inherited disease which forms abnormal Cl- Pumps22
81944957322 types of bulk transportendocytosis and exocytosis23
81944957332 Types of endocytosisphagocytosis and pinocytosis24
8194495734phagocytosiscell eating25
8194495735pinocytosiscell takes in liquid26
8194495736exocytosisopposite of endocytosis and secretes substances out of the cell27
8194495737glycoproteinsugar chain attached to a protein28
8194495738Glycoprotein functionAnchors cells/cell to cell recognition29

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