1.4 Flashcards
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***imported by membrane transport
glucose, hormones, ions
exported by membrane transport
enzymes, hormones, waste products toxic to cell and substances in need of secretion
types of passive transport
simple diffusion, faciliated diffusion, osmosis
diffusion
the movement of particles down a concentration gradient, as a result of random motion of particles, though a partially permeable membrane
***diffusion is affected by factors:
- temperature
- SA of membrane
- size of particles
- concentration gradient of diffusing particles
simple diffusion
occurs in a gas or liquid medium, only requires a concentration gradient, random movement of molecules, goes from high to low concentration; if a molecule is too big or charged, it cannot pass though the phospholipid bilayer by simple diffusion and needs faciliated diffusion
facilitated diffusion
requires channel or carrier proteins, across the plasma membrane, from high to low concentration; size and shape of those proteins determine what substances can cross the membrane
***voltage gated
proteins open and close with change in electrical potential to control movement of potassium ions
osmosis
the passive movement of water molecules from a region of low solute concentration to a region of a high solute concentration across a partially permeable membrane; water moves from hypotonic to hypertonic solution
solutes
particles that are dissolved in water (don’t move during osmosis)
solvent
water
***osmolarity
a measure of the solute concentration; concentration of a solution in terms of mol/dm^3 of solution
hypertonic solution
higher concentration of solutes
hypotonic solution
lower concentration of solutes
isotonic solution
concentration of solutes is equal between the two solutions
if in hypotonic solution
cell swells up, because of osmotic uptake of water
if in isotonic solution
no net movement of water
if in hypertonic solution
cell shrinks because of osmotic loos of water
active transport
the movement of particles across membranes against concentration gradient, from a region of low concentration to one of a higher concentration, requiring energy in the form of ATP; carried out by globular proteins (pump)
where is active transport being used
roots of plants, epithelial cells of the small intestine (glucose)
axon
part of a neuron that conveys messages rapidly from one body part to another in nerve impulse; it has high K ions concentrations on the inside and high Na ions concentration on the outside
nerve impulse
rapid movements of sodium and then potassium ions across axon membrane
***steps of active transport of Na and K in axons
- when the pump is open to the inside of axon, 3 Na ions enter the pump and attach to their binding sites
- ATP donates a phosphate group to the pump
- the previous stage causes the protein to change shape expelling Na ions to the outside
- 2 K ions from the outside enter and attach to their binding sites
- the binding of K ions leads to the release of the phosphate group which causes pump to change shape again so that it is only open to the inside of the axon
- K ions are released inside
- Na ions can now enter and bind to the pump again
***how are K channels built
4 protein subunits with a narrow pore between them that allows K ions to pass in either direction, net negative charge inside the axon and net positive charge outside