Cell Homeostasis Flashcards
Movement across plasma membrane
Passive movement: no energy used by cell
Active movement: energy used by cell
Passive transport
Consists of diffusion and osmosis; moves from high to low
Diffusion
Movement of solutes from a higher concentration to a lower concentration; 2 types: simple and facilitated
Simple diffusion
Movement of fat/lipid soluble molecules across the phospholipid bilayer membrane
Facilitated diffusion
Water soluble molecules cannot get across phospholipid bilayer, need help in form of a protein in PM to facilitate diffusion
Channel mediated diffusion
Diffusion through a membrane channel protein in PM
Carrier mediated diffusion
Diffusion with assistance of a carrier protein molecule in the PM
Osmosis
Movement of water from higher to lower potentials with no energy across a semipermeable membrane, dependent on osmotic pressure of solution
Osmotic pressure
Tendency of a solution to draw or pull water into it; depends upon amount of solute/solute concentration; more solutes=more osmotic pressure
Tonicity
A comparison of solute concentrations ; 3 different types
Hypertonic
More or higher solutes
isotonic
Same amount of solutes
Hypotonic
Less or lower solutes
Filtration
Uses pressure differences (not energy) for movement across membrane
Active transport
Consists of primary active transport and secondary active transport; require ATP
Primary active transport (uniport)
Uses atp and one carrier molecule to pump substances in and out of the cell
Secondary Active Transport (co-transport)
Movement of two molecules; two types: symport and antiport
Symport
When the 2 molecules move in the same direction; always moves into the cell in humans
Antiport
When 2 molecules do not move in the same direction as each other
Vesicular Transport
Involves moving substances in and out of cell by formation of vesicle; vesicles can dissolve into or out of cell membrane
Endocytosis
Brings substances INTO cell by vesicle formation; consists of phagocytosis, pinocytosis, receptor mediated endocytosis
Exocytosis
Gets substances OUT of cell
Phagocytosis
Cells brings in solid particles by forming engulfing vesicle
phago=to eat cytosis=cell
Pinocytosis
Cell brings in fluids and dissolved particles (solutes) by forming a vesicle around them
pino=drink