w6 membrane transport Flashcards
what are 3 types of extracellular fluid
blood plasma, interstitial fluid, transcellular fluid
what is hematocrit
the fraction of blood volume that is occupied by RBC
how is hematocrit determined
centrifuging blood that is treated w anticoagulant and measuring fraction of total volume that is occupied by packed RBC
what separates the intravascule and interstitial compartments
walls of capillaries
where is interstitial fluid found
outside the intravasculr compartment
what does transcellular fluid count as
includes synovial fluid within joints, cerebrospinal fluid surrounding brain and spinal cord, fluid trapped within spaces that are completely surrounded by epithelial cells
does transcellular fluid include fluids that are outside the body
no (gastrointestinal tract or urinary bladder doesnt count)
intracellular fluid K+, Na+, Cl- levels low or high
high in K+, low in Na+ and Cl-
extra cellular fluids (interstitial and plasma) K+, Na+, and Cl- levels
high in Na+ and Cl-, low in K+
what direction is Na-K pump which goes in and out (and how many for each)
3 Na+ is leaving the cell to actively transport 2 K+ into the cell
what is simple diffusion driven by
thermal motion of molecules
(proportional to concentration difference)
osmosis
higher water [ ] to lower water [ ]
impermeable to solutes
pores are
conduits that are always open
channels are
conduits that are gated by a door
carriers
conduits that never offers continuous transmembrane path bc it is equipped w at least 2 gates that are never opened at the same time
primary active transport
directly coupled to the hydrolysis of ATP
Na+/K+ alpha and beta subunit functions
alpha - mediates active transport
beta - essential for proper assembly of the pump
does Na+/K+ pump use energy
yes