Chapter 12 - Transport Across Cell Membrane Flashcards
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What is the propagation of an electrical signal within a neuron?
Action potential
Transporters, in contrast to channels, work by _____.
specific binding to solutes
A sodium-potassium pumps maintains the extracellular concentration of sodium at levels that about 20-30 times ______ than inside the cell.
higher
When an ion channel opens, therefore, ions usually flow through it, moving rapidly down their _________.
electrochemical gradients
The categories are * ions * nonpolar molecules * large uncharged, polar molecules. * small uncharged, polar molecules; and small nonpolar molecules. Rank the order of above of which enters the lipid bilayer the fastest/easiest to not being able to do so.
Fastest to No being able to enter…. 1. Small nonpolar molecules; 2. Small uncharged polar molecules; 3. Larger uncharged polar molecules; 4. Ions
_______ channels open and close in response to changes in membrane potential.
Voltage-gated Na+
What is the function of the transporter Na+-driven glucose pump (glucose-Na+ symport)?
active import of glucose
What is the energy source of the transporter Na+-driven glucose pump (glucose-Na+ symport)?
Na+ gradient
What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily?
Small and hydrophobic
Which factors determine the force driving the passive transport of **CHARGED solutes** across the membrane?
Electrochemical gradient
What is the function of the K+ leak channel?
Maintenance of resting potential
The _______ pump use the movement of one solute, down its gradient to provide the energy. Which one was it? And the second solute?
coupled; sodium; glucose
The transfer of nutrients metabolites and inorganic ions across a membrane depends on ___________.
membrane transport protein
Cell membranes contain a variety of transport protein that function either as ______ or _____, each responsible for the transfer of a particular type of _____.
transporters; channels; solute
Name the gated ion channel @ 3

ligand-gated (intracellular ligand)
__________: A stimulus shift the membrane potential to a less negative value.
Depolarization
________ is the accumulation of electric charge across a membrane.
membrane potential
Vibrations cause linked ____ to move and ion channels to open.
stereocilia
Name the membrane transport proteins that move molecules that bind to a binding site and make a conformational change. This requires a solute + binding site.
transporter
What are two main types of membrane proteins?
Transporters and Channel Proteins
Name the pump on 2

Na+ driven symport
What are the 3 types of active transport?
ATP-driven pump
Coupled pump
Light-driven pump
Passive transport allows molecules to move ____ their concentration gradients (____)
down; downhill
Transporter proteins are highly _______.
selective








