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3. What is meant by
the word semi-
permeable?
SOLUTE
INSIDE
(10%)
SOLVENT
INSIDE
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SOLUTE
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(Greater)
SOLVENT
OUTSIDE
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___________
SOLUTE
INSIDE
(Less)
SOLVENT
INSIDE
(Greater)
Hypertonic Solutions
SOLUTE
OUTSIDE
(10%) Solute: SALT
Solvent: H2O
SOLVENT
OUTSIDE
(90%)
___________
SOLUTE
INSIDE
(20%)
SOLVENT
INSIDE
(80%)
N
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T
U
L
S
C
P
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H
SOLUTE
OUTSIDE
(Less)
SOLVENT
OUTSIDE
(Greater)
___________
SOLUTE
INSIDE
(Greater)
SOLVENT
INSIDE
(Less)
Hypotonic Solution
Hypotonic Solution
SOLUTE
OUTSIDE
(10%) Solute: SALT
Solvent: H2O
SOLVENT
OUTSIDE
(90%)
___________
SOLUTE
INSIDE
(20%)
SOLVENT
INSIDE
(80%)
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SOLUTE
OUTSIDE
=
SOLUTE
INSIDE
___________
SOLVENT
OUTSIDE
=
SOLVENT
INSIDE
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Structure of the Plasma Membrane
• Phospholipid bilayer
• Phospholipid
– Hydrophilic head
– Hydrophobic tails
• Cholesterol
• Proteins
– Transmembrane/
Intrinsic/Integral
– Peripheral/Extrinsic
• Cytoskeletal filaments
• Carbohydrate chain
• Glycoproteins
• Glycolipids