Dhiddbdbdbd Flashcards
Fluid Mosaic
Structure of the membrane made of many flowing pieces
Phospholipids
Main part of membrane comprised of a phosphate with two lipid tales
Cholesterol
Between phospholipids stabilize membrane
Protein
Part of structure places too attached to some all the way through for material transport
Selective permeability
Membrane structure only allow certain materials through important for maintaining homeostasis
Solution
Mixture of two substances with one dissolved in another
Solvent
Larger part of solution, dissolves other substance, in biology this is typically water
Brownian movement
Dissolved particles are in constant motion
Passive transport
Movement of materials without using the cells energy
Diffusion
Materials spread from high concentration to low concentration because of Brownian movement small molecules can diffuse between the phospholipids
Dynamic equilibrium
And point of diffusion when particles are evenly distributed, but still moving
Facilitated diffusion
Membrane proteins help large or charged molecules diffuse in or out by providing a place to pass
Osmosis
Diffusion of water across the plasma membrane
Isotonic
Equal concentrations of solutes
Hypertonic
A higher concentration of solutes