Mucous membrane

is it on the outside. Diffusion is the movement of solute, a substance, from a high concentration to an area of low concentration. All of this is possible through the organelle known as the plasma membrane. The function of this…

structure of cell membranes and are the major constituents (Whitney et al., 2014). They consist of two groups, a head and a tail group. The head contains a hydrophilic phosphate group (meaning “water loving”, attracted to water). 
The tail group is made up of two strings of hydrogen and carbon atoms, called fatty acid chains (Cooper, 2000). These chains are hydrophobic, meaning they do not like to interact with water molecules. Because of this, phospholipids of a cell membrane form a double…

specialized cilia that can manipulate food into the oral groove and create a food vacuole (Gray). Phagocytosis starts when segments of the plasma membrane invaginate to form cytoplasmic vesicles that are transported into the cell interior (Karp 303). The vesicle then pinches off inwardly from the plasma membrane (Karp 315). Microfilaments in the plasma membrane (such as actin) extend into the cytosol to help aid the process of phagocytosis (Reaven). The phagosome will then fuse with a lysosome…

Early studies on the lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in ROS membranes resulted in viewing this visual receptor as monomeric entity freely diffusing in a phospholipid bilayer (Calvert et al., 2001; Chabre et al., 2003; Liebman et al., 1982; Poo and Cone, 1974). However, it is important to stress that the movement of rhodopsin restricted to approximately two-dimensional environment of membranous phospholipid bilayer would rather reduce its dynamic freedom by orders of magnitude relative to soluble…

Different Concentrations of Saline Solutions Impacting The Mass of The Baggies Research Question: Will the different concentrations of the saline solutions impact the mass of the baggies due to the effect of osmosis. Independent Variable: The concentration of saline in each solution. Dependent Variable: The mass of the baggies(g) What needs to be controlled: The type of solution in bags. The amount of solution in cups…

Research Question What is the effect of surface area on volume ratio over rate of diffusion of pigment regarding the agar cube, measure by percentage volume of diffusion through time? Hypothesis The experiment involves the use of agar cubes. If the cells of these cubes desire a great surface area to volume ratio in order to carry out their needs (exchanging materials with the environment, receiving oxygen, getting rid of waste products), the SA:V ratio will be larger. Consequently, the rate of…

Diffusion is the process in which molecules blend together because of their kinetic energy (Hyperphysics, n.d.). It is a type of transport located in the cell membrane. Diffusion could also be described as the movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. The molecules do this because all molecules are constantly moving, so in enough time the molecules will spread evenly. According to figure 1, the cell will make the outside solution the same…

CELL SIGNALING AND CELL TRANSDUCTION INTRODUCTION: In this lecture, we will study about cell signaling and signal transduction. Each cell in a multicellular animal is bombarded with chemical signals that are made by other cells and this is how communication occurs at cells level by different signaling molecule. Signals that regulate cell metabolism, alter or maintain its differentiated state, determine whether it should divide, and dictate whether it will live or die. The word “signals” in…

equal both outside and inside the cell. We also conducted the Benedict test for Cell A and Cell B. We saw that Cell A had no glucose, but Cell B had glucose. From this, we could see that both water and glucose moved through the selectively permeable membrane of the dialysis Cell B. The glucose moved inside the cell so that it could also balance out the concentration of water outside and inside the cell. This also proved the concept of osmosis as well, where the water moved outside of the cell…

which are the building blocks of life. At the center of almost every cell is a dense organelle called the Nucleus. It contains the cell's genetic material and usually has a double membrane. The double membrane that protects the nucleus is similar to the thin single membrane made up of proteins and lipids. The membrane controls the passing of substances entering…