Cell Membrane Function
The cell membrane functions by forming a barrier between the inside of the cell and the outside, so that the chemical environments on the two sides can be different. The cell controls those differences in order to optimize the workings of the chemical machinery inside the cytoplasm. The cell also causes brief changes in the internal environment by moving stuff across the membrane in a controlled way. The cell membrane is also known as the plasma membrane or plasmalemma. See http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99393.htm.
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Question: What is the function of the cell membrane? op Answer: Many, many specific functions, but they can best be summarized this way: the cell membrane forms a barrier between the inside of the cell and the outside, so that the chemical environments on the two sides can be different.
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The cell membrane is probably the most important organelle in the cell. It holds the cell together and keeps everything intact. It also regulates homeostasis which will be discussed later in this section. Cell membrane is mobile and moves along "grooves" which are set paths the membrane follow.
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THE FUNCTIONS OF CELL MEMBRANE The cell membrane is about seven mm wide and is a functional organelle which serves as a boundary between the cell and its environment, thereby separating the contents of cells from their external environment, controlling exchange of materials such as nutrients and waste products between...
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The peripheral proteins lie on the surface of the membrane and the integral proteins extend into, and sometimes through, the membrane. Proteins serve many functions in the cell membrane. Transport proteins function as the shipping and receiving department of the membrane.
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The cell membrane, also known as the plasma membrane, surrounds the cell. It consists of lipids and proteins that are imperative in both structure and function of the cell.
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