Cell Membrane Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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Responsible for bringing essential materials into the cell and waste materials out of it

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Lipid Bilayer

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  • Main feature of the cell

- Made of 2 layers of phospholipid molecules. The phosphate head and carbohydrate tail

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Cholesterol Molecule

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  • type of steroid lipid

- keeps cell membrane flexible and fluid

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Integral Protein

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These proteins are embedded in the cell membrane

Provides channels for bigger molecules to pass through

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Peripheral protein

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These are structural proteins that sit on the inside of the cell membrane

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Alpha Helix Proteins

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A coil like protein that extends through the membrane

Acts as a channel for nutrients entering the cytoskeleton

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Glycoproteins

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ID tag of the cell

Receptors for hormones and other cells in the body

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