Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Lipid-soluble solutes move across membranes along their concentration gradients by:
passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer and active transport
passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer and facilitated diffusion
passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer
facilitated diffusion
active transport
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Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 5 Lipid-soluble solutes move across membranes along their concentration gradients by: passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer and active transport passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer and facilitated diffusion passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer facilitated diffusion active transport
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Step 1: Explaining the structure of plasma membrane

The plasma membrane that surrounds the cell is made up of lipids and proteins. Lipids specifically  belong to the class phospholipids which have their head group and tail groups. Head groups are small and they are projected towards the outside of the membrane to face water where as the tail group of the double membrane faces each other to promote and increase the hydrophobic interactions.

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