Cholesterol is an integral part of plasma membranes. Based on its structure, where is it found in the membrane? within the tail bilayer on the extracellular surface O embedded with the phospholipid heads O attached to the intracellular surface

Phospholipids (Which is charged, what is the functional significance? Are they preferentially located on cytosolic or extracellular lipid monolayer? What is the functional significance of plasma membrane asymmetry?)

The plasma membrane has a hydrophobic interior due to the two present in each phospholipid found in the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane. The plasma membrane allows some molecules to cross but not all. Therefore, the plasma membrane is said to be Molecules that are nonpolar and hydrophobic will cross the membrane with ease by Does this process require energy? When molecules move across the plasma membrane by passive transport, they will move down or with the_ from an area of concentration to an area of. concentration. Polar, hydrophilic molecules and charged ions will move across the plasma membrane by the process of_ This does not require energy, but it does require a A special case of diffusion is known as which is the movement of water across the plasma membrane. If a cell is placed into a solution that is hypertonic compared to the inside of the cell, the cell would If a cell is placed into a hypotonic solution compared to the inside of the cell, the cell water. would…

Lipid rafts are microdomains in the plasma membrane that function as a stable platform for signaling and trafficking. Which of the following helps make the lipid rafts more stable and less mobile? phospholipid cholesterol sphingolipid a and b b and c