Membrane Transport Department of Biology, WCU
Introduction Environments Fluid movement Processes Intra-, intercellular, extracellular - interstitial fluid Fluid movement Processes passive active
Diffusion 1. Simple Transport movement from high to low concentration (e.g. food dye) Transport lipid soluble lipid insoluble
Diffusion 2. Osmosis diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane
Osmosis video
Diffusion 2. Osmosis Osmolarity (mOsm) Water tension called tonicity
Diffusion Importance
Diffusion 3. Facilitated Requires a protein carrier (glucose) Confirmational shape change
Active transport Requires carrier proteins Against concentration gradient Requires ATP Types symport antiport (Na+K + ATPase pump)
Active transport Na+/K+ pump
Bulk transport Large molecules Requires ATP (protein from Golgi) Types exocytosis endocytosis
Exocytosis e.g. hormones, mucus (goblet cells), wastes (dead cells) Encapsulated in vesicle
Endocytosis e.g. white blood cell engulf bacteria Types phagocytosis
Endocytosis Types Pinocytosis
Endocytosis Types receptor-mediated endocytosis (insulin)