The Plasma Membrane the skin of the cell Function Gives

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The Plasma Membrane

• the skin of the cell

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Function

• Gives support to cell
• Transports substances into/out of the cell to
  maintain gradient
• Proteins in membrane communicate outside the cell

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Function of Parts

• Lipid Bilayer keeps foreign objects out of the
  cell
• Membrane Channel lets particular substances in
  and out of the cell
• Glycoproteins interacts with other cells

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TEM of Membrane
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Analogy
The plasma membrane is to the cell as skin is to
a human
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