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1
Q

passive transport

A

no energy needed

solute travels down concentration gradient

2
Q

factors affecting diffusion rate:

  1. magnitude of concentration (larger = ____ )
  2. size of the molecule (larger = ____ )
  3. surface area:volume ratio (shape (higher = ____ )
  4. temperature (higher = ____ )
  5. density of the solvent (higher = ____ )
  6. solubility of solute (nonpolar = ____ )
  7. distance to destination (longer = ____ )
A
  1. faster
  2. slower
  3. faster
  4. faster
  5. slower
  6. soluble
  7. slower
3
Q

why is urea more permeable than glycerol

A

smaller

4
Q

why is tryptophan is more permeable than glucose

A

nonpolar

5
Q

transporter-mediated diffusion follows ____ order kinetics

A

1st

6
Q

simple diffusion and channel-mediated transport follows ____ order kinetics

A

zero

7
Q

facilitated diffusion: general concepts

selectivity filter:

gate:

A

selectivity filter: restricts what can pass

gate: restricts when it can pass

8
Q

ion channels:

gate ____

selectivity ____

A

yes

yes

9
Q

aquaporins:

gate ____

selectivity ____

A

no

yes

10
Q

gap junctions:

gate ____

selectivity filter ____

A

no

no

11
Q

voltage-gated ion channel:

  1. ex: voltage-gated ____ channel
  2. helix 4 is repeated ____ ____ ____
  3. open when membrane potential ____
  4. open when charged helices move toward the ____ side of the bilayer
A
  1. potassium
  2. hydrophobic hydrophobic lysine/arginine
  3. changes
  4. extracellular
12
Q

ligand gated ion channel:

example: ____ ____

operate on simliar principles as ____ ____ proteins

A

acetylcholine receptor

signal transduction

13
Q

mechanical stress gated ion channel:

environmental mechanical stresses distort the ____ or the ____ itself

used on many ____ cells

A

membrane protein

sensory

14
Q

leakage ion channels:

gate opens at ____

allows for ____ movement of ions

A

random

continuous

15
Q

gated ion channels in action:

  • 5 ion channels work together to contract muscles
    • depolarization opens ____ ____ channels
    • exocytosed acetylcholine opens ____ ____ channels
    • local depolarization opens adjacent ____ ____ channels
    • as the depolarization spreads, ____ ____ channels open
    • coupled Ca2+ release channels embedded in the ____ open
A
    • voltage-gated Ca2+
      • ligand-gated Na+
      • voltage-gated Na+
      • voltage-gated Ca2+
      • SR
16
Q

selectivity filter examples:

  1. the bacterial K+ channel
    1. distance just right for ____ H-bonds
    2. distance too far for ____ H-bonds
    3. movement results from ____ ____
  2. aquaporins
    1. narrow: only a single file line of water ____ can fit
    2. electrostatics: H-bonding algins water molecules, ____ at narrowest point repels cations
A
    1. good
    2. good
    3. electrostatic repulsion
    1. molecules
    2. arginine
17
Q

gap junctions: ____ is the only limitation

A

size

18
Q

tight junctions

makes cells into an

A

seals gap between epithelial cells

impermeable sheet

19
Q

adherens junction

A

connects actin filament bundle in one cell with that in the next cell

20
Q

desmosome

A

connects intermediate filaments in one cell to those in the next cell

21
Q

hemidesmosome

A

anchors intermediate filaments in a cell to extracellular matrix

22
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actin-linked cell-matrix junction

A

anchors actin filaments in cell to extracellular matrix

23
Q

passive transport in context:

  • ____ = carriers
    • never found in ____
    • ____ defense mechanisms
    • common ____
      • e.g. ____
  • channels can be a cellular ____ mechanism
A
  • ionophores
    • humans
    • bacterial
    • antibiotics
      • valinomycin
  • defense