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Each cell in the body, depending on its function will have a different type of cell membrane lipid. The most common type of cell membrane is a phospholipid.

phospholipids are composed of a glycerol head (polar) which is oriented towards the cytosol and 2 fatty acid tails (non polar) which are oriented together.

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