you can compare a cell membrane to a strainer because it controls what drains out or stays in
Many textbooks will compare a cell membrane to the fluid mosaic model, which means that the parts of the membrane (phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins etc.) are not stuck in one place; they move around and can pass by one another while still keeping the integrity of the membrane. That is mainly for the structure, but structure always lends to function.
Cell membrane
the cell membrane
cell (plasma) membrane
cell membrane aka plasma membrane
I suppose you could compare the mantle to the cell wall or cell membrane.
Its called "the fluid mosaic model" of the cell membrane. This describes the clumping together of phospholipids to form rafts and their motion (along with single phospholipids) throughout the membrane.
Many textbooks will compare a cell membrane to the fluid mosaic model, which means that the parts of the membrane (phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins etc.) are not stuck in one place; they move around and can pass by one another while still keeping the integrity of the membrane. That is mainly for the structure, but structure always lends to function.
Cell 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.
the cell membrane is as flexible barrier outside of the cell.
the cell membrane
cell (plasma) membrane
cell surface membrane cell surface membrane
There are multiple membranes in a cell. Two of them are the cell membrane and the nucleur membrane.
The outer boundary of a general animal cell is the cell membrane.
the cell membrane