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A membrane is a thin barrier between two spaces. In biology, it usually refers to the cellular membrane, or the microscopic sheet that separates the inside of the cell from the outside. Cell membranes have a very simple design that works perfectly to allow water and other small and polar molecules in and out, while excluding larger, nonpolar molecules.

The membrane of a cell has two layers, each made up of a long sheet of phospholipid molecules. The phospholipids have a polar phosphate at one end, which attaches to water (that’s where the “phospho-”) comes from. At the other end they have a fatty tail, or “lipid,” which repels water and attaches to other lipids. So when two of those layers come together, they act a little like double-sided tape, each side sticking to the water around it, but still creating a barrier between the inside and outside of the cell. The membrane is what allows the cell to regulate what comes in and what stays out, which keeps them alive and lets them function.
Cellular Membrane Disorders- Lysosomes
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Mucopolysaccharidoses-what Causes This? -name... - Flashcard  Mucopolysaccharidoses-what Causes This? -name...
Mucopolysaccharidoses-what Causes This? -name... - Flashcard  -accumulation Of Sulfated Polysaccharides / ...
  Sphingolipidoses-what Causes This?-name The 3...
  -accumulation Of Sphingolipid•Gaucher's Di...
  •Mucolipidoses -what Causes This?-name...
  -accumulation Glycoprotein & glycoli...
I-cell Disease (Mucolipidosis II) - Flashcard  I-cell Disease (Mucolipidosis II)
I-cell Disease (Mucolipidosis II) - Flashcard  •Deficiency Of N-acetylglucosamine Phosphot...
Lets Explore More About Hydrocarbons,its Type And Classification Flashcards
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  Hydrocarbons
  Contain Only Hydrogen & Carbon; Are Nonpo...
  Saturated
  Hydrocarbon Chains That Consist Of Only Singl...
  Unsaturated
  Hydrocarbon Chains That Consists Of One Or Mo...
  Fats
  Nonpolar Molecules Composed Of 3 Fatty Acids ...
Cellular Membrane Disorders- ER & Golgi
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  Cystic Fibrosis-mode Of Inheritance?-What Is ...
Cystic Fibrosis-mode Of Inheritance?-What Is ... - Flashcard  -      AR - ...
CF: Bronchiectasis-what Leads To This Disorde... - Flashcard  CF: Bronchiectasis-what Leads To This Disorde...
CF: Bronchiectasis-what Leads To This Disorde... - Flashcard  After Many Infections Of Chronic Respiratory ...
  Defective Protein Folding/Processing In ER-N...
  -      Defective R...
Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (1 Of 4 Related... - Flashcard  Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (1 Of 4 Related...
Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (1 Of 4 Related... - Flashcard  §Abnormal Protein Folding → Aggregation ...

Choose The Correct Answer From The Following Body Membranes Flashcards
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  MEBRANES LINING BODY CAVITIES THAT DO NOT OPE...
  C. SEROUS
  AS CELLS ARE PUSHED FROM THE DEEPER PORTION O...
  A. ARE REPLACED BY DIVIDING CELLS
  BY COVERING THE WHOLE BODY SURFACE, SKIN ACTS...
  A. EXCRETION
  EPIDERMIS IS CHARACTERIZED BE BEING &nbs...
  D. COMPOSED OF STRATIFIED EPITHELIAL TISSUE; ...
Chapter 8-Transport Across Membranes:Overcoming The Permeability Barrier
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  What Are Membranes Made Of? (3 Points)
  -Insoluble, An Effective Barrier. -Cells&...
  -What Are The Substances That Are Moving Acro...
  -dissolved Ions& Small Organic Molecules ...
  Simple Diffusion? Direction? Energy Require...
  -direct Movement Of Small, Nonpolar Molecules...
  -Ion Impermeability Due To What? -requires? ...
  -due To Shells Of Hydration Association With ...


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