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Which part of the cell membrane helps chemical reactions happen?
The proteins embedded in the cell membrane, such as enzymes and receptors, facilitate chemical reactions by serving as catalysts or by binding to specific molecules to initiate signaling cascades. These proteins play a crucial role in regulating the transport of substances in and out of the cell and in transmitting signals across the membrane.
What is the small change in the charge across a neuron's membrane called?
The small change in the charge across a neuron's membrane is known as the action potential. It is a brief electrical impulse that travels along the neuron's membrane, allowing for the transmission of signals between neurons.
Movement of a substance across a cell membrane using chemical energy occurs during?
Active transport is the movement of a substance across a cell membrane using chemical energy. This process requires the use of a carrier protein and ATP to transport molecules against their concentration gradient.
What are the two forces that combine to produce an electrochemical gradient?
The two forces that combine to produce an electrochemical gradient are the concentration gradient, which is the difference in ion concentration across a membrane, and the electrostatic gradient, which is the difference in charge across a membrane. Together, these forces drive the movement of ions across the membrane.
What is the location where chemicals pass signals from one neuron to the next?
Synapse: neurotransmitters from the pre-synaptic membrane spill into the synaptic cleft (synaptic gap), where the electrical impulse is transferred to the dendrites of the post-synaptic membrane.
The chemical that transmits the signal across the neuromuscular junction is called?
Acetylcholine is the chemical that transmits signals across the neuromuscular junction. It binds to receptors on the muscle cell membrane, leading to muscle contraction.
What does NOT influence the rate of diffusion of a chemical across a plasma membrane?
Besides the concentration of the chemical, the pore size of the plasma membrane, and the osmotic pressure of the cytoplasm - nothing else influences the rate of diffusion of a chemical across a plasma membrane.
Which part of the cell membrane helps chemical reactions happen?
The proteins embedded in the cell membrane, such as enzymes and receptors, facilitate chemical reactions by serving as catalysts or by binding to specific molecules to initiate signaling cascades. These proteins play a crucial role in regulating the transport of substances in and out of the cell and in transmitting signals across the membrane.
Electrical or chemical signals may control the movement of what across cell membranes?
Polarized substances and molecules. But usually it can just pass through protein or ion channels.Electrical and chemical signals are sent over the synaptic cleft and affect the polarity of the membrane of nerve cells to allow in polarized molecules.
Describe how the chemical energy in ATP is converted into electric potential energy?
The conversion of chemical energy in ATP into electric potential energy involves the movement of charged particles (typically ions like H+ or Na+) across a membrane. This movement creates an imbalance of charges across the membrane, leading to the establishment of an electric potential. The energy stored in this potential can be used for various cellular processes, such as transporting molecules across the membrane or generating signals for cell communication.
What are function of membrane proteins?
Membrane proteins have a variety of functions. They relay signals between the cell's inside and outside environments. Transport proteins move the molecules across the membrane.
What is countertransport?
The transport of tow chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions
What is the small change in the charge across a neuron's membrane called?
The small change in the charge across a neuron's membrane is known as the action potential. It is a brief electrical impulse that travels along the neuron's membrane, allowing for the transmission of signals between neurons.
What structure from a across a dividing plant cell and signals the location of new plasma membrane and cell walls?
cell plate
Describe how muscle cells can generate potential difference?
Muscle cells generate potential difference through the movement of charged ions across their membrane. This is achieved by opening and closing ion channels in response to stimuli, such as nerve signals or changes in membrane potential. The movement of ions, such as sodium and potassium, creates an imbalance in charge that results in a potential difference across the cell membrane, which is essential for muscle contraction.
Plasma membrane exhibits chemically gated ion channels?
Chemically gated ion channels in the plasma membrane are sensitive to specific molecules that bind to them, causing the channel to open or close. This allows for the controlled movement of ions across the membrane in response to chemical signals, regulating processes such as muscle contraction and neurotransmission.
What is true of ions and their transport across cell membranes?
Ions are charged particles that can move across cell membranes through protein channels or transporters. The movement of ions across cell membranes is crucial for maintaining cell function, regulating cell volume, transmitting nerve impulses, and other physiological processes. The movement of ions is regulated by electrochemical gradients, membrane potential, and specific transport proteins.
