Cell Transportation Flashcards
This is the organelle that regulates what enters and exits the cell.
Cell membrane
This model means the membrane is composed of many pieces, is thin and flexible…able to “flow”.
Fluid Mosaic Model
Property of the membrane that makes it “picky” about what moves across…some things go easily, others not so much.
Selectively permeable
This is the main component of the cell membrane.
Phospholipid bi-layer
The heads of the bi-layer are…
hydrophilic
The tails of the bi-layer are…
hydrophobic
Hydrophobic tails to this to water.
repel it (fears water)
Hydrophilic heads to this to water.
attract it (loves water)
This component of the cell membrane has the function of moving materials across the membrane that cannot pass through the lipid bi-layer.
transportation PROTEINS :)
This component of the the membrane keeps the membrane fluid…prevents it from becoming a solid.
cholesterol
These add extra support to the inside of the membrane…helping to prevent it from caving in.
microfilaments
These are attached to either lipids or proteins and will act as cell identification and security.
carbohydrates
This is “cellular velcro”, it provides space between different types of cells and helps similar cells stick together.
Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
The amount of a substance in a given area
concentration
When the concentration is different on each side of the membrane.
gradient