Simple diffusion process, i.e. from high pressure to low pressure
- being dissolved in [the moving] Solution.
water
oxygen
Oxygen, O2, is a small enough molecule that it diffuses diwn it's concentration gradient into the cell and rather easily foes through the plasma membrane. Many small molecules can do this.
Water crosses via osmosis. glucose via diffusion. Carbon dioxide needs assistance to pass through the membrane so it requires active transport.
Plasma membrane
water
Gh
oxygen
Oxygen, O2, is a small enough molecule that it diffuses diwn it's concentration gradient into the cell and rather easily foes through the plasma membrane. Many small molecules can do this.
Oxygen in your air is inhaled by our body and then transported to the lung for purification. Again, oxygen is distributed to the different tissue and organs of our body by RBC blood cells. Once oxygen is delivered to a particular tissue, cells barier plasma membrane is permeable to oxygen and allow to diffuse inside cell. Once inside the cell, it crosses the mitochondrial membrane and participate in mitochondrial respiration.
Water crosses via osmosis. glucose via diffusion. Carbon dioxide needs assistance to pass through the membrane so it requires active transport.
Plasma membrane
diffusion
testosterone
The plasma membrane.
A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
Selective Permeability