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The cell membrane is a complicated structure layered rather like a sandwich. The two pieces of bread are the lipid bilayers (bilayers as in the two pieces), the meats and cheeses is the hydrophobic region, and proteins are like the toothpick that is sticking out of the sandwich (there are multiple) and there are various carbohydrate chains coming off of the proteins, like the plastic wrapper on the top of the toothpick.

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