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Transport Flashcards

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1
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What is the average circulatory time?

A

1 minute

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2
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How many cells are reached in circulation?

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10¹⁴ cells within minutes

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3
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How many oxygen molecules does each haemoglobin molecule bind to?

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4

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4
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How many times stronger does CO bind to haemoglobin compared to O2?

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250 times stronger

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5
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What percentage of CO in air leads to unconsciousness?

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0.1%

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6
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What compounds have similar characteristics to CO?

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CN-

H2S

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7
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What are steroids and thyroids carried through the blood by? Why?

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Plasma carrier proteins

They are very non-polar and don’t dissolve in the blood plasma

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8
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What transports steroids?

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Transcortin

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9
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What transports thyroid hormones?

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They bind to thyroxine-binding globin

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10
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What type of core does the cell membrane have? What does this mean?

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Hydrophobic

Prevents ions, charged molecules, polar molecules and peptides from passing through

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11
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What are the three ways molecules can pass through the membrane?

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Passive transport
Active transport
Facilitated transport

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12
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What is passive transport?

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The compound diffuses spontaneously through the membrane from high to low concentration

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13
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Does passive transport require energy?

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No

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14
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What is facilitated transport?

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A protein helps transport ions/molecules from high to low concentration

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15
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Does facilitated transport require energy?

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No

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16
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What is active transport?

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A protein pumps ions/molecules against a gradient

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17
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Does active transport require energy?

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Yes

18
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What types of molecules are mainly involved in passive transport?

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Gases and small molecules

19
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What is passive transport driven by?

A

Entropy

20
Q

What are the 3 factors affecting diffusion rate?

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Concentration
Hydrophobicity
Electrochemical gradients

21
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How does concentration affect diffusion rate?

A

The larger the concentration gradient, the faster the diffusion

22
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What are the three membrane transport proteins?

A

Channels
Transporters
Pumps

23
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What do channels do?

A

Transports ions and water down the gradient

Forms a “pore” through the membrane

24
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What do transporters do?

A

Transports small molecules or ions down the gradient

Binds to the molecule and “moves” it across the membrane

25
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Is there any energy used in a transporter? Why?

A

No

Transports down a gradient

26
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What do pumps do?

A

Transport ions or small molecules against the gradient

27
Q

Do pumps use energy? Why?

A

Yes

They break an equilibrium which needs energy to do

28
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What type of membrane transport protein does facilitated transport use?

A

Channels

Transporters

29
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What do most ion channels open in response to?

A

Specific signals

Eg. Voltage gated

30
Q

What forms a hydrophilic channel through the membrane?

A

Alpha-helices

31
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Is there any energy involved in a channel? Why?

A

No

Molecules and ions move down a gradient

32
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How do transporters work?

A

The molecule/ion binds to the transporter from the outside which causes a conformational change and causes the transporter to open the other side, releasing the molecule/ion

33
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What are the three types of transporter?

A

Uniporter
Symporter
Antiporter

34
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What does a uniporter do? eg?

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Transports only one molecule down the gradient

glucose transport

35
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What does a symporter do? eg?

A

Transports two molecules down the gradient in the same direction
Glucose/Na+ transport

36
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What does an antiporter do? eg?

A

Transports two molecules down the gradient in opposite directions
Na+/H+ transport

37
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What voltage membrane potential do nerve cells need?

A

-70mV

38
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How is membrane potential -70mV maintained?

A

Actively pumping positive ions to the outside

39
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What does the synthesis of ATP use?

A

Reverse ATP-pump

40
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What are the 4 types of ATP-powered pumps?

A 
P-class
Maintains membrane potential 
Aids in muscle relaxation 
Maintains low pH in stomach
41
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What are the steps of the P-Type ATP powered pump?

A 
Ca2+ and ATP binds 
Phosphorylation 
Conformation change where the channel changes direction 
Ca2+ is released 
Dephosphorylation 
Conformation change
42
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What do secretory and endocytic pathways do?

A

Move large molecules or large amounts of molecules across the cell membrane

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