Chapter 3: Compartmentalization - Cells and Tissues Flashcards
separates cell from environment
cell membrane
what are the functions of the cell membrane?
- physical isolation, separates ICF from ECF
- Regulation of exchange with the environment, entry of ions and nutrients, elimination of cellular waste and release of cell products
- Communication between the cell and its environment, contains proteins that allow the cell to respond to external changes
- Structural support, create the cells cytoskeleton, form cellular junctions, and connect to the extracellular matrix. These cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions help to stabilize the structure of tissues
what does the fluid mosaic model entail?
- Phospholipids
- Sphingolipids-phospholipids or glycolipid heads with longer fatty acid tails.
- Cholesterol
- carbohydrates
- integral proteins
- peripheral proteins
help to decrease permeability of the cell to small water-soluble molecules and helps to keep the membrane flexible or fluid with changing temperatures.
cholesterol
- form bilayers, micelles, or liposomes
* arrange themselves so that their nonpolar tails are not in contact with aqueous solutions such as extracellulalr fluid
membrane phospholipids
forms a sheet
phospholipid bilayer
- droplets of phospholipid
* important in lipid digestion
micelles
have an aqueous center
liposomes
embedded within the lipid bilayer, so they can be dissociated from the membrane only by disrupting the bilayer
integral proteins
what are the different types of integral proteins?
- enzymatic proteins
- transmembrane proteins
- lipid-anchored proteins
what are examples of integral proteins with enzymatic function?
- G proteins
2. Receptor molecules
span the lipid bilayer, with surfaces exposed to both the ICF and ECF
transmembrane proteins
what are examples of transmembrane proteins?
- ion channels
2. carrier proteins
can be attached to lipid tails (sphingolipids) that insert into the bilayer (play a role in lipid rafts)
lipid-anchored proteins
- are loosely bound to the membrane by associations with integral membrane proteins or phospholipids.
- attached to cytoskeleton
- some enzymatic function
peripheral proteins
primarily on the extracellular surface of the membrane
carbohydrates
what are the two main functions of carbohydrates in the membrane?
- form the glycocalyx
2. function in cell recognition, labeling the cell as part of the body or as a distinct type of cell
- *a protective layer that also functions in holding cells together
- *formed by carbohydrates
glycocalyx
carbohydrates attached to proteins
glycoproteins
carbohydrates attached to lipids
glycolipids
synthesized and secreted by cells and its composition varies from tissue to tissue
extracellular matrix
what are the 2 basic components of extracellular matrix?
- proteoglycans
2. insoluble protein fibers
provide strength and anchor cells to matrix
insoluble protein fibers
what is a subset of proteoglycans?
glycoproteins
what do insoluble fibers include in the extracellular matrix?
- collagen
- fibronectin
- elastin
- laminin
what are the three major types of cell junctions?
- gap junctions
- tight junctions
- anchoring junctions
- form small channels that enable ions and small molecules to move between two cells
- communicating junctions
gap junctions
membrane proteins composed of smaller proteins called connexins
connexons
what are examples of gap junctions?
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
- integral membrane proteins called claudins and occludins fuse adjacent cells together to form a nearly impermeable barrier to the movement of substances between cells
- occluding junctions
tight junctions
what does the barrier of tight junctions result in?
causes solutes to cross epithelial cell layer (transepithelial transport), rather than going around (paracellular movement)
what are examples of tight junctions?
epithelial cells that line hollow structures of the kidneys, or gastrointestinal tract