Lecture 2 (chapter 4+5) Flashcards
Plasma Membrane
Forms the outer limiting barrier that separates internal contents of a cell that is fluid
What is a Plasma membranes function
- establishes a flexible boundary, protects cells, supports the structure, separates inside and outside of cell
- Regulates exit and entrance
- establishes and maintains electrical charge differences
- Communicates with other cells
parts of a plasma membrane
phospholipids, cholesterol, glycolipids, proteins
Fluid Mosaic model
Fluid are able to move freely in the cell
Phospholipids
the lipid bilayer (2 layers)
Cholesterol
maintains the fluidity
Glycolipids
carbohydrate attached lipid
what are the proteins in the plasma membrane
Integral, Peripheral
Integral protein
extend through the bilayer
Peripheral
Attach to the surface
Selective permeability
Is the barrier that allows some ions, gasses, and proteins cross but not others
Passive transport
moves along the membrane using no energy (typically uses diffusion)
simple diffusion
passes without the aid of a membrane protein (it squishes through)
Facilitated diffusion
Requires a carrier protein or channel (like a gate or a path way)
diffusion of water
Osmosis moves from low to high solute concentrate. It is the net movement of water through a selective permeable membrane.
tonicity
measure of solution ability to change the value of cells by altering water content
isotonic
when the shape stays the same because sodium and water are equal
Hypertonic
when the water in the cell is being drawn out
hypotonic
when the water is being drawn to the cell so it swells
Active transport
moves against the gradient using energy
primary trasport
uses ATP for energy
Secondary Transport
uses other sources of energy
Antiporters
carry 2 substances across membrane in opposite direction
Symporters
Carry 2 substances across the membrane in the same direction
Tight Junction
Found where a tight seal is needed between cells (bladder or Stomach)
Gap Junction
allows small substances to pass through cells
Desomosomes
specialized and highly ordered membrane domains that mediate cell-cell contact and strong adhesion.
Epithelium
lines surface, forms a protective barrier and secretes mucous and hormones