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plasma membrane   -forms the cell's flexible outer surface -separating the cell's internal environment (everything inside the cell) from the external environment (everything outside the cell)  
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what does the plasma membrane do   -regulates the flow of materials into and out of a cell to help establish and maintain the appropriate environment for normal cellular activities - plays a key role in communication among cells and between cells and their external environment  
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cytoplasm   - consists of all the cellular contents between the plasma membrane and the nucleus  
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The cytoplasm consists of   cytosol and organelles  
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Cytosol   the fluid portion of cytoplasm, contains water, dissolved solutes, and suspended particles  
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cytosol is also called   intracellular fluid  
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Within the cytosol are several different types of   organelles  
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nucleus   is a large organelle that houses most of a cell's DNA  
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chromosome   a single molecule of DNA associated with several proteins  
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genes   hereditary units that control most aspects of cellular structure and function.  
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nucleus contains what   chromatin, nuclear envelope, and nucleolus  
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The basic structural framework of the plasma membrane is the   lipid bilayer  
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lipid bilayer   two back-to-back layers made up of three types of lipid molecules—primarily phospholipids with smaller amounts of cholesterol and glycolipids  
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three types of lipid molecules within the lipid bilayer   primarily phospholipids with smaller amounts of cholesterol and glycolipids  
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The bilayer arrangement occurs because   the lipids have both polar and nonpolar parts  
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phospholipid   a lipid that contains phosphorus  
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The “head” of each phospholipid is   polar and hydrophilic  
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hydrophilic   -hydro- = water -philic = loving  
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the “tails” of the phospholipid are   The two fatty acid nonpolar and hydrophobic (-phobic = fearing)  
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hydrophobic   -hydro- = water -phobic = fearing  
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Cholesterol molecules are   -found in both layers of the plasma membrane - are steroids with an attached ─OH (hydroxyl) group  
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Glycolipids are   -lipids with attached carbohydrate groups that form a polar “head” -their fatty acid “tails” are nonpolar.  
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