module 3 - cell membrane structure Flashcards

1
Q

cell membranes act as a ??

A

selective barriers

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2
Q

what is a living cell

A

self-reproducing system of molecules held inside a container (plasma membrane)

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3
Q

what is a plasma membrane

A

thin fatty acid studded with proteins and coated with carbs

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4
Q

what is the function of a plasma membrane

A

receiving info, import and export small molecules, movement and expansion

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5
Q

what are cell membranes composed of?

A

lipids and proteins

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6
Q

what are phospholipids

A

liquid molecule and major lipid component

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7
Q

phospholipids have a ??? and 2 ????

A

hydrophilic head and 2 hydrophobic tails

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8
Q

what is the most common phospholipid

A

phosphatidylcholine

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9
Q

hydrocarbon tail with no double bond is called

A

saturated

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10
Q

hydrocarbon tail with double bond is called

A

unsaturated

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11
Q

how is cell membrane transported by??

A

process of vesicle budding and fusing

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12
Q

how do membranes retain their orientation?

A

during transfer between cell compartments

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13
Q

membrane lipids are all?

A

amphipathic (molecules with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts)

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14
Q

triacylglycerol is entirely?

A

hydrophobic

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15
Q

phospholipid bilayers form

A

sealed compartments

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16
Q

hydrophobic heads face?

A

water on both surfaces

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17
Q

hydrophobic tails are all shielded from

A

water

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18
Q

lipid bilayer is a flexible

19
Q

which are more fluid?

A

lipid bilayers with unsaturated hydrocarbon tails and ones with shorter fatty acids

20
Q

new membrane is synthesized in the??

A

ER (modified in Golgi)

21
Q

asymmetry is preserved during?

A

membrane transfer

22
Q

what are distributed asymmetrically?

A

phospholipids and glycolipids

23
Q

glycolipids are located in

A

plasma membrane

24
Q

what are the 5 plasma membrane proteins?

A
  1. transporters
  2. ion channels
  3. anchors
  4. receptors
  5. enzymes
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what is cell membrane made up of
mosaic
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2 general types of membrane protein?
integral and peripheral
27
integral protein?
extend through lipid bilayer (detergents)
28
hydrophilic R groups interact with
aqueous environments
29
hydrophobic R groups interact with
hydrophobic core of membrane
30
transmembrane protein
integral protein that extends all the way through phospholipid bilayer (helix)
31
how are amino acids localized?
polarity
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non polar amino acids are
hydrophobic
33
polar amino acids are
hydrophilic
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where are non polar amino acids located
lipid bilayer
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where are polar amino acids located
internally and face aqueous solutions
36
plasma membrane can move ??
laterally in lipid bilayer
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cell context is what
support for cell membrane (proteins)
38
cell surface is coated with?
carbs (sugar coating)
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what does cell surface allow?
cell adhesion and allow neutrophils migrate at sites of infection
40
cell can restrict movement of its ??
membrane proteins
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3 types of cell junctions?
1. desmosomal adhesion 2. tight junctions 3. gap junctions
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desmosomal adhesion
localized spot-like adhesions
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tight junctions
protein complex between 2 cells creates a seal to prevent leakage
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gap junctions
intracellular flow of ions and molecules between cytoplasms