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Plasma membrane
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The biomembrane that separates the internal contents of a cell from its external environment. 5-10 nm thick, and semifluid.
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Membrane transport
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One of the primary function of the plasma membrane, regulate the traffic of substances into and out of the cell and its organelles.
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Phospholipid bilayer
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Two layers of lipids, with the hydrophobic region, the fatty acid tails, facing inward, and the hydrophilic region, the head groups, on the surface of the membrane.
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