Amobea Sisters Inside the Membrane Flashcards
the process of water that travels through the semi-permable membrance
osmosis
every single cell has what?
a cell membrane
model used to describe the cell membrane
fluid mosaic model
word used to describe phospholipids polarity
amphiphilic
what part of the lipid is polar
the head
the head of the lipid has what attachment to water
hydrophilic
hydrophilic means what?
loves water
what part of the lipid is non polar
tail
the tail the of the lipid has what attachment to water
hydrophobic
hydrophobic mean what?
hates water
lipids are arranged into that layer
bilayer
critical to help cell membrane
cholesterol
found in/on cell membrane
proteins
protein that stays on the outside of the cell membrane
peripheral proteins
proteins that stay on the inside of the cell membrane
intergral proteins