Forces acting against membranes

Question 1

The cell membrane separates the

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ECF and ICF

Question 2

Cell membrane is responsible for maintaining

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the difference in composition between the ECF and ICF

Question 3

There is no barrier to

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water movement

Question 4

Ions can pass through the

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capillary wall

Question 5

K+ is high in…… and low in ….

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ICF

ECF

Question 6

Na+ is low in …. but high in ….

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ICF

ECF

Question 7

Cell membrane is a ………. barrier

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selective

Question 8

Permeability can…

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vary

Question 9

head of a phosphoplipid is

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hydrophilic and lipophobic

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tail of a phospholipid is

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hydrophobic and lipophilic

Question 11

There is also a difference in charge across the cell membrane. this creates….

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an electrical gradient

Question 12

To diffuse through the lipid bilayer molecules need to be

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small
lipophilic
UNCHARGED

Question 13

water can pass through

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aquaporins

Question 14

Voltage-gated channels

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open/close in response to alterations in the membrane electrical potential (charge difference either side of the membrane)

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Ligand gated channels

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open/close when they blind a chemical such as neurotransmitter or hormone to a receptor binding site on the channel protein

Question 16

Movement of molecules against their electrochemical gradients requires energy (ATP) and is known as

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active transport

Question 17

H2O is inversely related to the

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concentration of solute

Question 18

the more solute particles there are in solution - the more they will ………. H20

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displace

therefore lowering the concentration of h20

Question 19

DIFFUSION

If a solution of different concentration is separated by a membrane permeable to water AND solute - then after time both will end up with equal ……. and equal ……..

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concentration and volume

Question 20

If a solution of different concentration is separated by a membrane permeable ONLY to water - then after a time it will end up with…

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equal concentrations either side of the membrane but

DIFFERENT VOLUMES

Question 21

Osmotic pressure

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the pressure required to prevent water movement

Question 22

Osmolarity

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measures the concentration of biological solutions in unit of OSMOLES and describes the number of particles/L in solution

Question 23

Normal human plasma osmolarity

the same as within cells

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285 mOsmol/l (often 300)

Question 24

The cell volume at any time is dependent on the concentration of….

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non-penetrating solutes on either side of the membrane

Question 25

Non-penetrating solutes

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ECF = Na+ Cl- ICF = K+

Question 26

Osmolarity

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total number of particles in solution

Question 27

Tonicity

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number of non-penetrating particles in solution

Question 28

tonicity is much more important as it determines

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cell volume

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An iso-osmotic solution has

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the same total number of solute particles as ECF (plasma)

Question 30

Hypo-osmotic

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solutions with fewer total solute particles

Question 31

Hyper-osmotic

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solution with greater number of total solute particles

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hypotonic

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solutions with FEWER non-penetrating solute particles

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hypertonic

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solution with greater number of non-penetrating solute particles

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cells in a hypotonic solution will

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swell water enters

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cells in a hypertonic solution will

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shrink water leaves