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Forces Across Membranes 1 Flashcards

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1
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In simple terms, what does the cell membrane do?

A

Seperates the ECF and the ICF, is responsible for the composition difference between the two

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Give an example of some concentration differences between the ECF and the ICF?

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Na+ > in ECF

K+ > in ICF

Cl- > in ECF

HCO3- > in ECF

Phosphate/Sulphate > in ICF

Protein > in ICF

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How do cell membranes acts as a selective barrier?

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Permeable and impermeable to different substances

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What substances can freely cross the cell membrane?

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O2

Nutrients

CO2

Waste

H2O

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What substances cannot cross the cell membrane and the capillary wall?

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Ions cannot cross the cell membrane

Plasma proteins cannot cross the capillary wall

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Does permeability of the cell membrane change at different times?

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Yes

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How are membranes dynamic?

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They are constantly being formed, changed or dismantled

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What forms most of the cell membrane?

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Thin layer of phopholipids as a bilayer

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Why are membranes flexible?

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Fatty acids behave like oil

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What could happen to membranes if they are overstretched?

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They could rupture

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Why are membranes a good insulator against electrical charge?

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They prevent the passage of electrons

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How to proteins and carbohydrates relate to membranes?

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Membranes are embedded with proteins and associated with carbohydrates

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Are membrane carbohydrates intra or extra cellular

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Extracellular, they are linked to proteins and lipid

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What are the carbohydrates of the cell membrane linked to?

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Proteins and lipids

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What are the carbohydrates of the membrane important for?

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Cell-cell communication

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What are glycoproteins?

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Proteins with carbohydrate groups attatched to the polypeptide chain

17
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What are glycolipids?

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Lipids with a carbohydrate group attatched

18
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What are the four classes of membrane proteins?

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Receptor

Transporters (carrier and channel proteins)

Enzymes

Peripheral proteins

19
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What are integral membrane proteins?

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Proteins which are integrated into the structure of the membranes, such as receptors, transporters and enzymes

20
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Are peripherial proteins embedded into the membrane?

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No, they are associated with the membrane byt not embedded in it

21
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What are receptors?

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Allows communication of an extracellular signal to an intraceullular space to create an intracellular response

22
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Why is the cellular response of a receptor specific?

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Not all receptors are present on all cells, with receptors being unique to different substances

23
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What are transporters?

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Proteins which allow movement of ions or molecules across the membrane

24
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What are the two types of transporters?

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Channel proteins

Carrier proteins

25
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How do channel proteins operate?

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They create a pore through the membrane which molecules (usually water and ions) can flow through

26
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What are the two types of channel proteins?

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Open (water) or gated (ions) which open in response to signals

27
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How do carrier proteins work?

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They do not create a continuous pore, they are only open at one side at any time

28
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What is an enzyme?

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Catalyses reactions on the cell membrane

29
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What are enzymes often associated to?

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Receptors

30
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What are some roles of peropheral proteins?

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Maintain structure of cells by anchoring the membrane to intracellular cytoskeleton

Attatches cells to the extracellular matrix

Perform signilling functions within cells

31
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Give some examples of how membranes differ in their protein content to suit their function?

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Myelin 18% protein as lipids are better for insulation

Most cells are 50% proteins

Membranes involved in energy transduction such as mitochondria inner membrane are 75% proteins

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