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Plasma Membrane1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plasma membrane | barrier inside outside of cell |
| Lipid Bilayer | thin stable consistency of olive oil, basic fabric of membrane contains phopholipids, cholesterol, and glycolipids |
| Hydrophillic | love water |
| Hydrophobic | hate water |
| Glycolipids | found only on outer plasma w/ sugar molecule attached |
| Cholesterol | stabilizes lipid membrane keeps phospholipids from clumping |
| Peripheral Proteins | not embedded in lipid support membrane from cytoplasmic side |
| Amphipathic phospholipids | polar head is hydrophillic non-polar head is hyrdorphobic |
| 3 intercellular junctions | Tight junctions (bladder), Gap Junctions (heart), Desmosomes (skin) |
| Interstitial fluid | fluid between cells derived from blood |