ANAT 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lipid Bilayer, Electrochemical Gradient, Membrane Transport Protein

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An animal cell consists of three major parts: plasma (cell) membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus. Every cell is enclosed by a thin barrier call the plasma membrane which has two major roles: It separates the internal cellular components from the external environment. It regulates the movements of substances into and out of the cell. The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the plasma membrane. The major chemical components are lipids and proteins: Integral proteins (primarily glycoproteins), which extend across the phospholipid bilayer: peripheral proteins, located on the inner and outer surfaces of the phospholipid bilayer. Specific substances move across the plasma membrane by either passive processes or active processes: In passive processes, substances move across a plasma membrane, due to their own kinetic energy, down a concentration gradient or pressure gradient. In active processes, substances move across a plasma membrane, due to energy provided by atp, typically against a concentration gradient. Movement of charged substances, large substances mainly through protein channels.

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