movement must take place across a partially permeable membrane such as a cell wall‚ which lets smaller molecules such as water through but does not allow bigger molecules to pass through. This process will take place until it reaches the equilibrium state‚ which means that the water molecules will be distributed until there are no regions with high or low concentrations. Plant cells have a protective layer—called cell wall—covering its cell membrane. During the intake of water by osmosis they start to
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brain III. Nerve Impulse Conduction A. Resting Potential 1. positive charge outside a. high sodium ion concentration 1) sodium pump 2. negative charge inside a. phosphate & sulfate ions b. negatively charged proteins c. high potassium concentration 1) potassium pump 3. potential difference = -70 mV B. Potential changes 1. –70 mV to 0 = depolarization 2. higher than –70 mV = hyperpolarizing C. Action Potential occurs when Threshold Potential achieved 1. causes
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therefore bound a membrane that acts the selective controller of the movement of different substances to and from the cell. This is especially when dealing with the solutes both to and from the cell. Some solutes must be allowed to move into and out of the cell depending on the need and urgency of the very solutes. This membrane is considered to selectively permeable to different solutes and thus will only allow the passage of specific solutes to and from the cell. This implies that the membrane to most cells
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type of passive transport is diffusion. Diffusion is the movement of molecule across the membrane from high to low concentration. Diffusion naturally occurs until equilibrium is reached. Only very small molecules can cross the membrane in diffusion. These include ions‚ gases‚ alcohols‚ and small lipids. The next type of passive transport is osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across the cell membrane. Three examples of osmosis are hypertonic‚ hypotonic‚ and isotonic solutions. A hypertonic
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REVIEW SHEET EXERCISE 6 Cardiovascular Physiology NAME: LAB TIME/DATE: 1. Define each of the following terms: • autorhymicity- The heart is autorhythmic. This means it generates its own rhythmic action potential independent of the nervous system. • sinoatrial node- is the impulse-generating (pacemaker) tissue located in the right atrium of the heart‚ and thus the generator of normal sinus rhythm. • pacemaker cells- are specialized cells that cause involuntary muscles and tissues to
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|Unit 1:The Cell/Genes & Gene-Environmental Interaction/Mechanisms of |This unit will cover Chapters 1-3 & Chapters 6-10 in your McCance & Huether | |Self-Defense |text. | |Study Guide Unit 1 | NU 545 |
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Instructor: Alan Byboth‚ M.S. 10/4/12 Abstract- The cell is invaluable building block of all biological life on this planet‚ and one of its most important and unique characteristics is its ability to be selectively permeable with its plasma membrane. This outer membrane’s sophisticated mechanisms of transport through its bilayer are vital in maintaining homeostasis in the cell and the entire body. To further understand these mechanisms‚ which can be further described as passive and active
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its plasma membrane is affected and may change in structure resulting in the leaking of betacyanin. If the temperature changes‚ then I would expect to observe that there would be a change in the concentration of betacyanin that has leaked from a beetroot cell. In specific‚ at high temperatures‚ the phospholipids that make up the plasma membrane of the beet root cell become progressively more destabilized causing them to transform into a liquid state. As this occurs‚ the plasma membrane ruptures allowing
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stimulus event an electrical signal is propagated through the length of the axon of a motor nerve. This electrical signal‚ also propagated through ion channels‚ causes the opening of calcium ion channels. These calcium ion channels ‚ guided by the membrane potential‚allow calcium ions to diffuse into the axon terminal of the motor neuron. As more calcium ions travel into the axon of the motor neuron‚ synaptic vesicles begin to form around acetylcholine and leave the axon of the motor neuron‚ entering the
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Observing Membrane Structure and Observing Effects of Chemical stress on Membrane Crystal Eve Lopez‚ Dr. Barua Madhabi Keywords: beet root model system‚ spectrophotometer‚ betacyanin‚ cellular membrane‚ phospholipid Abstract The cellular membrane separates and protects the cell acting almost as a wall. Depending on what stressors there are the cellular membrane can become damaged. The objective of this experiment was to examine the structure of the cell membrane using the beet root model system
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