Chapter 3 (Unit 1) Flashcards
Active Transport
Antiport/Countertransport
Aquaporins
Carrier-Mediated Transport
Saturation Limits
Specificity
Cell Adhesion Molecule (CAM)
Cell Identity Marker
Cell Theory
Channel
Cholesterol
Concentration Gradients
Curre
nt
Cytology
Diffusion
Electrical Potential
Endocytosis
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis
Enzyme
Equilibrium Potential
Exocytosis
Extracellular Fluid (ECF) / Interstitial Fluid
Facilitated Diffusion
Filteration
Gated Channels
Glycocalyx
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Intracellular Fluid (ICF) / Cytosol
Membrane Potential
Osmosis
Peripheral Proteins
Passive Transport
Permeability
Impermeable
Permeable
Selectively Permeable
Phospholipid Bilayer
Plasma Membrane (Cell Membrane)
Primary Active Transport
Receptor
Resting Membrane Potential
Secondary Active Transport
Sex Cells
Simple Diffusion
Sodium-Potassium Exchange Pump
Somatic Cells
Symport/Cotransport
Transcytosis
Transmembrane Proteins
Uniport
Vesicles
Vesicular Transport
Discuss the modern tenets of the cell theory.
Describe the structure of the plasma membrane.
Explain the functions of the lipid, protein, and carbohydrate components of the plasma
membrane.
Explain what is meant by a selectively permeable membrane.
Describe various mechanisms for transporting material through cellular membranes.
Explain the origin and why a cell has an electrical charge difference (voltage) across its
membrane.