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1
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The main goal of a membrane is what?

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Separating one compartment from another

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List the four functions of the cell membrane.

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  1. Physical isolation (separating ICF and ECF)
  2. Regulation of exchange with the environment
  3. Communication between cell and environment
  4. Structural support
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In a typical cell membrane, we would expect to find roughly 55% of ____, 45% of ___, and small amounts of ___.

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55% protein
45% lipids
small amounts of carbohydrates

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Which of the following membranes would theoretically be the most metabolically active?

a) membrane with 35% protein comp.
b) membrane with 37% protein comp.
c) membrane with 47% protein comp.
d) membrane with 54% protein comp.

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d) membrane with 54% protein comp.

Remember: the higher the protein=more metabolically active

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What are the three types of lipids found in the cell membrane?

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  1. Phospholipids
  2. Sphingolipids
  3. Cholesterol
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What are some characteristics of phospholipids?

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They can form bilayers, micelles, and liposomes
Amphipathic
Weak bonds
BULK OF LIPID IN CELL MEMBRANE

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What is the structure of a phospholipid?

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Glycerol backbone, fatty acid tail, polar head (phosphate + a molecule)

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Which lipid is also known as lipid rafts?

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Sphingolipids

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What are some characteristics of sphingolipids?

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Can form lipid rafts 
Sphingosine backbone 
Fatty acid tail
Phosphate head
Larger than phospholipids, fewer in # 
Amphipathic 
Common to see lipid anchored proteins attached
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What is the goal of cholesterol?

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Increase viscosity (gives cell membrane strength and flexibility)

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If a membrane has high cholesterol content, what would we expect to happen?

a) high viscosity, decreased permeability
b) high viscosity, increased permeability
c) low viscosity, decreased permeability
c) low viscosity, increased permeability

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a) high viscosity, decreased permeability

as cholesterol content increases, permeability decreases

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The current cell membrane model is known as the fluid mosaic model, describe this model.

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Proteins dispersed throughout membrane
Extracellular surface has glycoproteins and glycolipids
Phospholipid heads face intracellular and extracellular compartments
Lipid tails form interior layer
Cholesterol inserted in lipid layer

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Where would we expect to find integral membrane proteins?

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integrated within the membrane

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Where would we expect to find peripheral membrane proteins?

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noncovalently bonded to integral proteins

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Integral proteins are also called ___ proteins.

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Transmembrane

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Identify roles of integral proteins.

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membrane receptors
cell adhesion molecules 
transmembrane movement 
enzymes
mediators of intracellular signaling
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Which lipid do lipid anchored proteins commonly associate with?

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Sphingolipids

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What is the goal of lipid rafts?

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Cell signal transduction

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Where would you expect to find carbohydrates on the cell membrane?

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Extracellularly

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Adipose tissue is 90% ___, skeletal muscle is 75% ___.

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lipids, water

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___ is the movement of water across a membrane in response to a solute concentration gradient.

a) tonicity
b) osmosis
c) active transport
d) osmolarity

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b) osmosis

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What is osmolarity?

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The number of particles in solution

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1OsM of glucose and 1OsM of NaCl would be ___.

a) isotonic
b) isosmotic
c) hypertonic
d) hyperosmotic

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b) isosmotic (idential osmolarities)

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  1. 8OsM of glucose would be ___ to 1.2OsM of NaCl.
    a) hyperosmotic
    b) isosmotic
    c) hyposmotic
    d) hypertonic
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a) hyperosmotic

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1. 2OsM of NaCl is ___ to 1.8OsM of glucose. a) hyperosmotic b) isosmotic c) hyposmotic d) hypotonic
c) hyposmotic
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What is tonicity?
How a solution would affect cell volume if a cell were placed in the solution
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What are the three tonicity terms?
isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic
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What are the units for tonicity? a) mg/g b) mol c) mOsm/L d) it has no units
d) it has no units
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What is simple diffusion?
The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, typically used for small uncharged, lipophilic molecules (O2, CO2, NH3, lipids, steroids)
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What are some circumstances that would make diffusion faster?
Higher concentration gradient Over shorter distance At higher temperatures For smaller molecules
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Simple diffusion across a membrane depends on what?
``` Concentration gradient across membrane Membrane surface areas Thickness of membrane Lipid solubility Composition of lipid layer ```
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What does membrane permeability depend on?
The molecules lipid solubility The molecules size The lipid composition of the membrane
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What is a channel protein?
Membrane spanning protein subunits that create a cluster of cylinders with a pore through the center
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What determines what passes through a channel protein?
Size of the pore and charge at the center of the pore
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Leak channels are typically in a ___ state, Gated channels are typically in a ___ state.
open, closed
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How do carrier proteins move molecules?
They change their conformation
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Contrast uniport carriers, symport carriers, and antiport carriers
Uniport carriers: transport only one kind of substrate Symport carriers: move two or more substrates in the same direction Antiport carriers: move substrates in opposite directions
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What is active transport?
Moving molecules against their concentration gradient, uses carrier proteins, support a state of disequilibrium
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Contrast between primary and secondary active transport.
Primary: energy to move molecules comes from ATPase Secondary: uses the potential energy of one molecule to push another molecule
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What is the result of the N+/K+ ATPase?
3 Na+ released into ECF, 2 K+ released into ICF
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The sodium glucose transporter (SGLT) is an example of ___ transport.
Secondary active transport
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A carrier having a preference for a certain substrate over another substrate is known as ___.
Competition
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If a transporter will move molecule A but not molecule B, this is called ____.
Specificity
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Specificity, competition, and saturation are all key properties of both active and passive _____.
Carrier mediated transport
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If a macromolecule cannot fit through a carrier or channel, what type of transport is used? a) Vesicular b) Passive c) Active d) Epithelial
a) vesicular
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Bringing a molecule into the cell via vesicle is known as ____.
endocytosis
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What are the two types of endocytosis?
``` Non selective (pinocytosis) Selective (receptor mediated) ```
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Typically, what will be seen brought into the cell via endocytosis?
Small proteins, antibodies, hormones, growth factors
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Transport out of the cell is known as ___.
Exocytosis
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Which mineral can regulate exocytosis? a) Na+ b) Ca2+ c) K+ d) Fe
b) Ca2+
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The apical surface is: a) facing lumen b) facing away from lumen c) in contact with ECF d) in contact with ICF
a) facing lumen
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Which compartment does the basolateral membrane come in contact with?
ECF
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What are the three types of epithelial transport?
Paracellular Transcellular Transcytosis
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The ECF has a slight excess of ___, the ICF has a slight excess of ___.
cations, anions
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What is membrane potential?
The electrical disequilibrium that exists between the ECF and ICF.
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The membrane potential of a cell when it is not active is called what?
Resting membrane potential
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What determines the membrane potential?
Na-K ATPase
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What is the resting membrane potential?
-70mV
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What are the two factors that influence a cell's membrane potential?
Concentration gradients of different ions across the membrane Permeability of the membrane to those ions
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What is depolarization?
Membrane potential becomes less negative than the resting potential
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What is hyperpolarization?
Membrane potential becomes more negative

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