ANAT 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lipid Bilayer, Fluid Compartments, Cell Adhesion

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Anatomy lecture 2/3: (cid:862)cells(cid:863: cells are the basic, living, structural, and functional unit of the body. They contain compartmentalization of chemical reactions within specialized structures. They regulate the intake/out-take of cell materials. They use genetic material to direct all cell activities: three principal parts of the cell: The plasma membrane also helps identify the cell to other cells (i. e. immune cells). Phospholipids (lipids that contain phosphorous) are what comprises most of the lipids that are in the plasma membrane. Membrane has a phospholipid bilayer (2 parallel layers of molecules), with each molecule having a polar and a non-polar region. [polar, hydrophilic heads and non- polar hydrophobic tails] Glycolipids (lipids attached to carbohydrates) are also within the cell membrane and they are important for cell adhesion and recognition they form part of the glycocalyx-protective sugar coating that exists on the membrane. Carbohydrate groups attach to the polar heads on the side of the membrane that face the extracellular fluid.

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