1/23: Cell Membrane, Membrane Transport, and Membrane Potential IV Flashcards
What is the most abundant molecule in our body?
Water - accounting for 60% of body weight (in Kg)
The volume of water in the intracellular vs. extracellular spaces is ________
Unequal
The osmolarity of the extracellular and intracellular space is ________
Equal
What percent of the body is intracellular fluid?
40%
~2/3 total body water
What makes up the ECF?
Blood plasma
Interstitial fluid
What percent of the ECF is plasma and interstitial fluid?
Plasma - 5%
Interstitial fluid - 15%
~1/3 total body water
The total body water is how much percent of the body weight in kg?
60%
What percent of the 60% of body weight is ICF?
40% body weight
~2/3 total body water
What percent of the 60% body weight is ECF?
20% body weight
~1/3 total body water
15% - interstitial fluid (75% ECF)
5% - plasma (25% ECF)
What is the body water distribution in a 175 lb individual?
What are two types of active transport?
- Active transport with membrane proteins (most common)
- Bulk (vesicular) transport
How to active transporters work?
Transmembrane protein that moves ions and hydrophilic building blocks across the plasma membrane up a concentration (requires energy)
What three things is the classification of active transporters dependent on?
- Number of substances being transported
- Directions substances are transported
- Source of energy for transport
What are the three types of active transporters based on number and direction of movement?
Uniporter
Symporter/cotransporter
Antiporter/countertransporter
What is a uniporter?
Moves only one substance
What is a symporter/cotransporter?
Moves more than one substance in the same direction
What is an antiporter/countertransporter?
Moves more than one substance in different directions