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Animal Physiology Test 1 Chapter 4
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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
02/12/2014

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The concentration of Na+ is higher in the
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exterior
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The concentration of K is higher in the
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interior
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Globular integral proteins embedded provide
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transmembrane transport
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Glycoproteins have ________ side chains that are used for
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oligosaccharide
cell recognition and communication.
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Cholesterol molecules are located and purpose?
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close to the heads of the phospholipid molecules
reduce membrane flexibility.
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Rate of diffusion through the membrane is determined by what rule?
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Fick's Law
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Increased concentration
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increased
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Increased permeability
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increased
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Increased surface area
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increased
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Increased molecular weight
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decreased
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Increased membrane thickness
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decreased
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The membrane permeability of a non electrolyte is highly dependent on it's
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oil/water partition coefficient.
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Oil/water partition coefficient
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a measure of its ability to dissolve in and diffuse through the lipid bilayer
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Permeability of nonelectrolytes is independent of
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molecular size
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Donnan equilibrium
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• A steady state within a cell characterized by uneven distribution of ions across a semi-permeable membrane.
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Equilibrium
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no net flux
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If a metabolic inhibitor that interferes with Na+ pumping is added
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-Blocks outward transport of Na
-Intracellular concentration of Na rises
-Water enters osmotically
-Cell volume rises
-Causes cell to burst
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Steady state equilibrium
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No net flux that is being maintained by energy
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Cells regulate volume by transporting
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solute
NOT water
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Equilibrium requires ______ to be maintained
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energy
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Passive diffusion
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-don't require energy
-powered by concentration gradient or electrical gradient across the cell membrane
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Passive diffusion solute properties
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likely to be lipid soluble and hydrophobic
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Passive transport (facilitated diffusion)
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a substance moves through a channel down an electrochemical gradient.
May be assisted by ionophores
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Ionophores
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carrier proteins specific for ions
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Primary active transport
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carrier hydrolysis of ATP and can move solute independently of the concentration gradient
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Secondary active transport
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transporter doesn’t hydrolyze ATP but uses energy from an earlier active transport
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The kinetics of influx of a substance crossing a membrane depend on
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mechanism for that cell's movement
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As solute concentration increases, the rate of influx
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increases
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With different kinds of solute, we expect different (kinetics)
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slopes
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Through a channel, the rate of influx will
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plateau because the channels will become saturated
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Carrier mediated transport slope
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also plateaus. However, it levels off at a lower concentration because the transporters become saturated more quickly.
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Can characterize channels by
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(1/2 Vmax, Vmax, Km)
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Transporters exhibit ________ kinetics
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Michaelis-menton
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The michaelis constant for glucose transporter is measured
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when transport is at 1/2Vmax
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Michaelis constant
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a measure of binding affinity that is analogous to Km on an enzyme for its substrate
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Vmax
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diffusion reaches a maximum
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Chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis describes
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energy transduction in the mitochondrion
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Chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis
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1. Membrane embedded protein complexes use energy from electron transfer to pump H+ against its concerntration gradient
2. H+ goes back in through ATP synthase, which releases energy
3. Energy is used by ATP synthase to make ATP

Inner membrane is impermeable to H+
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Chemiosmotic coupling process happens where?
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in the innner mitochondrial membrane
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For every 4 H+ translocated outward
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3 are used to synthesize one ATP molecule
1 is used to export ATP in exhange for ADP and P
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Channels are selective for their ions by
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size and electronegativity
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Electronegativity
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ability to bind to water
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Hydration sphere
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-greater electronegativity
-exaggerates size and makes it more energetically costly to move ions
-Na has a bigger one than K
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Spot desmosome
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integral membrane protein complexes that go outside the cell and interact. Very controlled, strong mechanical interaction.
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Tight Junction
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membranes knitted together with tight junction proteins, restrict passive movement between cells. Located in the border of epithelial cells (ex. digestive)
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Gap junction
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communicating junction, connexion proteins. Intercellular proteins that interact on extracellular space. Forms a pore that allows for cystolic exchange. Smooth and cardiac muscle.
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Epithelial tissues are composed of
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-sheets of epithelial cells connected by tight junctions
-columnar, microvilli oriented and knitted together
-thin regulated barrier
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Epithelial tissues line
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cavities and hollow organs
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Epithelial tissues form
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barriers affecting the transport and movement of water, solutes, and cells
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Zona occludens
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tight junction
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Macula adherens
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desmosome
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Zona adherens
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intermediate junction
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Substances cross epithelial layers by
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paracellular or trancellular pathways
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Active transport only takes place across
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plasma membranes
trancellular pathway
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Tight junctions limit ____ path
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paracellular path
water and ions
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Transcellular path is regulated by
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type of transporter in cell
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Channels are selective for their ions by
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size and electronegativity
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Electronegativity
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ability to bind to water
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Hydration sphere
Definition
-greater electronegativity
-exaggerates size and makes it more energetically costly to move ions
-Na has a bigger one than K
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Spot desmosome
Definition
integral membrane protein complexes that go outside the cell and interact. Very controlled, strong mechanical interaction.
Term
Tight Junction
Definition
membranes knitted together with tight junction proteins, restrict passive movement between cells. Located in the border of epithelial cells (ex. digestive)
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Gap junction
Definition
communicating junction, connexion proteins. Intercellular proteins that interact on extracellular space. Forms a pore that allows for cystolic exchange. Smooth and cardiac muscle.
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Epithelial tissues are composed of
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-sheets of epithelial cells connected by tight junctions
-columnar, microvilli oriented and knitted together
-thin regulated barrier
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Epithelial tissues line
Definition
cavities and hollow organs
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Epithelial tissues form
Definition
barriers affecting the transport and movement of water, solutes, and cells
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Zona occludens
Definition
tight junction
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Macula adherens
Definition
desmosome
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Zona adherens
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intermediate junction
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Substances cross epithelial layers by
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paracellular or trancellular pathways
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Active transport only takes place across
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plasma membranes
trancellular pathway
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Tight junctions limit ____ path
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paracellular path
water and ions
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Transcellular path is regulated by
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type of transporter in cell
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Transepithelial Na+ transport depends on a combo of
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diffusion and active transport
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Transepithelial Na+ transport in frog skin
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1. Na+ diffuses passively down the concentration gradient into cell
2.K+ diffuses out of cell as it is displaced
3. Na/K exchange pump transports Na out of cell and K into cell
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Na+ path is across _______, not between _____
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membranes
cells
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Epithelial cells have ____ layer, which
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one
increases absorption of nutrients
makes you more susceptible to pathogens
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Pathogen susceptibility is decreased by
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tight junctions
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Using active Na transport, we can move
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water
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