Cell membrane & its environment Flashcards
__% of human body is water
a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
d) 75
c
Intracellular fluid is __% of body weight
a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
d) 75
b
Plasma is __% of body weight
a) 5
b) 10
c) 12
d) 15
a
Which is an example of insensible water loss
a) stomach & intestine
b) skin & lungs
b
Blood clotting is a
a) neg feedback
b) positive feedback
b
Increase in one result to decrease of other
a) neg feedback
b) positive feedback
a
Which of the following is not function of plasma membrane
a) acts as a site of signal transduction
b) confers structural integrity
c) provides matrix for protein transport
d) none of the above
b
Makes both lipids and proteins more hydrophilic
a) cholestorol
b) lipids
c) carbohydrate
d) glucoe
c
Makes the membrane inpermeable to water and water soluble substance
a) cholestorol
b) lipids
c) carbohydrate
d) glucoe
b
The following are major types of lipids except
a) glycolipids
b) phospholipids
c) carbohydrate
d) cholesterol
c
Phospholipids has __ head and __ tail
a) hydrophobic-hydrophilic
b) hydrophobic-hydrophobi
c) hydrophil-hydrophobic
d) hydrophilic-hydrophilic
c
Makes membrane less permeable to small water soluble molecules
a) cholestorol
b) lipids
c) carbohydrate
d) glucoe
a
T/F: Not all membrane lipids are amphipatic only phospholipid and glycolipids
f
T/F Phospholipid bilayer are more stable than micelle
t
Phospholipids has __ head and __ tail
a) polar-non polar
b) non-polar-polar
c) polar-polar
d) nonpolar-non polar
a
Makes the cell more water friendly
a) carbohydrates
b) glycolipids
c) phospolipids
d) cholesterol
b
Very frequent phenomenon
a) lateral diffusion
b) rotation
c) flexion
d) flip flop
a
happens near the center of bilayer
a) lateral diffusion
b) rotation
c) flexion
d) flip flop
c
occurs in the long axis and very rapid
a) lateral diffusion
b) rotation
c) flexion
d) flip flop
b
explains cellular growth and expansion
a) lateral diffusion
b) rotation
c) flexion
d) flip flop
a