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Passive forces

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  • forces that do not require the cell to expend energy to produce movement
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Selectively permeable

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  • characteristic of the plasma membrane - permits some particles to pass through, while excluding others
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Active forces

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  • forces that do require the cell to expend energy (ATP) to transport a substance across the membrane
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Diffusion

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Concentration gradient

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  • a difference in concentration between two adjacent areas
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Net diffusion

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  • the difference between two opposing movements
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Steady state

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  • movement of molecules from area A to area B that is exactly matched by the movement of molecules from area B to area A
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Fick’s law of diffusion

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  • factors contributing to the rate of net diffusion across the membrane
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Electrical gradient

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  • a difference in charge between two adjacent areas that promotes the movement of ions towards the area of opposite charge
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Electrochemical gradient

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  • when both an electrical and a concentration gradient act simultaneously on a specific ion
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Aquaporins

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  • channels used for the passage of water - formed by membrane proteins - allow about a billion water molecules can pass single file through this channel in one second
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Osmosis

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  • net movement of water across a membrane down its concentration gradient - passive
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Hydrostatic pressure

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  • the pressure exerted by a stationary fluid on an object (the plasma membrane)
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Osmotic pressure

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  • a measure of the tendency for water to move into that solution because of its relative concentration of nonpenetrating solute sand water
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Tonicity

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  • the effect the solution has on cell volume when the solution surrounds the cell
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Isotonic solution

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  • a solution with the same concentration of nonpenetrating solutes as normal body cells do
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Hypotonic solution

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  • a dilute solution - a solution with a below normal concentration of nonpenetrating solutes - causes RBCs to swell
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Hypertonic solution

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  • a concentrated solution - a solution w an above normal concentration of nonpenetrating solutes - the cells shrink as they lose water by osmosis
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Transport maximum

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  • the limit to the amount of a substance a carrier can transport across the membrane in a give time - related to carrier-mediated transport
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Carrier-mediated transport

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  • a molecule to be transported attaches to a binding site within the interior of the carrier on one side of the membrane - binding causes the carrier to flip its shape so that the same site is now exposed to the other side of the membrane - the bound molecule detaches from the carrier - the carrier reverts to its original shape
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Active transport

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  • requires the carrier to expend energy to transfer its passenger uphill against a concentration gradient, from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration - used to transport specific ions or polar molecule
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Hydrogen ion H+ pumps

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  • an example of the simple active transport - used by specialized stomach cells to transport H+ into the stomach lumen in association w he secretion of HCl during digestion of a meal - moves H+ against a tremendous gradient
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Na+/K+ ATPase pump

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  • involves the transfer of three sodium ions out of the cell and two potassium ions in - an example of active transport
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Cotransport carriers

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  • an example of secondary active transport - example: luminal carriers in intestinal and kidney cells - two binding sites, one for Na+ and one for the nutrient molecule
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Secondary active transport

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  • Active transport - moves molecules against the concentration gradient - driven by ion gradient established by ATP requiring primary pump
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Ion concentration gradient

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Vesicular transport

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  • transfers large particles between the ECF and the ICF by wrapping contents in membrane enclosed vesicles - requires energy expenditures by the cell - active method of transport
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Pinocytosis

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  • brings a small droplet of ECF into the cell - form of active, vesicular transport - plasma membrane dips inwards and pinches off at surface, forming an internalized vesicle
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Receptor mediated endocytosis

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  • used to transport specific large polar molecule - active, vesicular transport - plasma membrane dips inwards and pinches off at the surface, forming an internalized vesicle
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Phagocytosis

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  • used to transport multimolecular particles (bacteria and cellular debris) - active form of vesicular transport - cell extends pseudopods that surround particle, forming an internalized vesicle
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Exocytosis

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  • used to transport secretory products and large molecules passing through the cell intact - active, vesicular transport
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Nucleus

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  • DNA and specialized proteins enclosed by a double-layered membrane - acts as a control centre of the cell providing storage of genetic material
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Cytoplasm

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  • the portion of the cell’s interior not occupied by the nucleus but contains numerous organelles, structural proteins, transport and secretory vesicles, and enzymes
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Intermediary metabolism

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  • refers collectively to the large set of chemical reactions inside the cell that involve the degradation, synthesis, and transformation of small organic molecules.
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Anabolic

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  • processes that favour the synthesis of molecules for building up organs and tissues
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Catabolic

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  • processes that favour the breakdown of complex molecules into more simpler ones
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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  • consists of adenosine with three phosphate groups attached - the universal energy carrier - cells use ATP to pay for the cost of operating he body’s cells
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Adenosine diphosphate

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  • adenosine with two phosphate groups attached plus inorganic phosphate and energy -
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  • characteristic of the plasma membrane - permits some particles to pass through, while excluding others
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Selectively permeable

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Reverse

  • forces that do not require the cell to expend energy to produce movement
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Passive forces

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Reverse

  • forces that do require the cell to expend energy (ATP) to transport a substance across the membrane
A

Active forces

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Reverse

-

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  • a difference in concentration between two adjacent areas
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Concentration gradient

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  • the difference between two opposing movements
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Net diffusion

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Reverse

  • movement of molecules from area A to area B that is exactly matched by the movement of molecules from area B to area A
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Steady state

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Reverse

  • factors contributing to the rate of net diffusion across the membrane
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Fick’s law of diffusion

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Reverse

  • a difference in charge between two adjacent areas that promotes the movement of ions towards the area of opposite charge
A

Electrical gradient

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Reverse

  • when both an electrical and a concentration gradient act simultaneously on a specific ion
A

Electrochemical gradient

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Reverse

  • channels used for the passage of water - formed by membrane proteins - allow about a billion water molecules can pass single file through this channel in one second
A

Aquaporins

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Reverse

  • net movement of water across a membrane down its concentration gradient - passive
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Reverse

  • the pressure exerted by a stationary fluid on an object (the plasma membrane)
A

Hydrostatic pressure

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Reverse

  • a measure of the tendency for water to move into that solution because of its relative concentration of nonpenetrating solute sand water
A

Osmotic pressure

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Reverse

  • the effect the solution has on cell volume when the solution surrounds the cell
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Reverse

  • a solution with the same concentration of nonpenetrating solutes as normal body cells do
A

Isotonic solution

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Reverse

  • a dilute solution - a solution with a below normal concentration of nonpenetrating solutes - causes RBCs to swell
A

Hypotonic solution

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Reverse

  • a concentrated solution - a solution w an above normal concentration of nonpenetrating solutes - the cells shrink as they lose water by osmosis
A

Hypertonic solution

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Reverse

  • the limit to the amount of a substance a carrier can transport across the membrane in a give time - related to carrier-mediated transport
A

Transport maximum

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Reverse

  • a molecule to be transported attaches to a binding site within the interior of the carrier on one side of the membrane - binding causes the carrier to flip its shape so that the same site is now exposed to the other side of the membrane - the bound molecule detaches from the carrier - the carrier reverts to its original shape
A

Carrier-mediated transport

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Reverse

  • requires the carrier to expend energy to transfer its passenger uphill against a concentration gradient, from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration - used to transport specific ions or polar molecule
A

Active transport

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Reverse

  • an example of the simple active transport - used by specialized stomach cells to transport H+ into the stomach lumen in association w he secretion of HCl during digestion of a meal - moves H+ against a tremendous gradient
A

Hydrogen ion H+ pumps

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Q

Reverse

  • involves the transfer of three sodium ions out of the cell and two potassium ions in - an example of active transport
A

Na+/K+ ATPase pump

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Reverse

  • an example of secondary active transport - example: luminal carriers in intestinal and kidney cells - two binding sites, one for Na+ and one for the nutrient molecule
A

Cotransport carriers

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Reverse

  • Active transport - moves molecules against the concentration gradient - driven by ion gradient established by ATP requiring primary pump
A

Secondary active transport

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Reverse

-

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Ion concentration gradient

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Reverse

  • transfers large particles between the ECF and the ICF by wrapping contents in membrane enclosed vesicles - requires energy expenditures by the cell - active method of transport
A

Vesicular transport

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Reverse

  • brings a small droplet of ECF into the cell - form of active, vesicular transport - plasma membrane dips inwards and pinches off at surface, forming an internalized vesicle
A

Pinocytosis

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Reverse

  • used to transport specific large polar molecule - active, vesicular transport - plasma membrane dips inwards and pinches off at the surface, forming an internalized vesicle
A

Receptor mediated endocytosis

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Reverse

  • used to transport multimolecular particles (bacteria and cellular debris) - active form of vesicular transport - cell extends pseudopods that surround particle, forming an internalized vesicle
A

Phagocytosis

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Reverse

  • used to transport secretory products and large molecules passing through the cell intact - active, vesicular transport
A

Exocytosis

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Reverse

  • DNA and specialized proteins enclosed by a double-layered membrane - acts as a control centre of the cell providing storage of genetic material
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Reverse

  • the portion of the cell’s interior not occupied by the nucleus but contains numerous organelles, structural proteins, transport and secretory vesicles, and enzymes
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Reverse

  • refers collectively to the large set of chemical reactions inside the cell that involve the degradation, synthesis, and transformation of small organic molecules.
A

Intermediary metabolism

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Reverse

  • processes that favour the synthesis of molecules for building up organs and tissues
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Reverse

  • processes that favour the breakdown of complex molecules into more simpler ones
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Reverse

  • consists of adenosine with three phosphate groups attached - the universal energy carrier - cells use ATP to pay for the cost of operating he body’s cells
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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Reverse

  • adenosine with two phosphate groups attached plus inorganic phosphate and energy -
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Adenosine diphosphate

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