Introduction to Medical Science (IMS) (APES1001)

Academic Development Programme (ADP)

Tutorial Worksheet: Membrane structure and function
Objectives
To help you develop active learning
strategies
To develop deep learning
approaches
To develop your long term memory
To develop your writing skills

Learning Skill
Provide short summaries to selected questions
Paraphrase key explanation provided in the text
book and lecture notes
Redraw diagrams with brief annotations (notes)
on the diagram
Provide an explanation in the form of a paragraph
on the diagram topic.

Chapter 7, [9th]edition
Chapter ,8 10th edition
1. Read the key
concepts

Learning tasks

2.

Write a short note to explain what is meant by the following

terms selective permeability and amphipathic.
Make the connection: answer this question regarding the
phospholipid bilayer.
Make a list of the labels in this diagram and write a short note for
each label.
Describe an experiment that proves that membrane proteins
move.
Explain what is meant by the fluid mosaic model for
membranes
Explain why a transmembrane protein can lie in both the
hydrophobic part and hydrophilic part of the plasma membrane.
Make short notes on some of the main functions of membrane
proteins.
Use this diagram to explain how of membrane components are
synthesised and orientated on the outside of the cell membrane.
Use the diagrams to describe two types of transport proteins
that carry out facilitated diffusion.
Provide answers to question 1.
Review: Describe passive and active transport.
Draw an annotated flow diagram to explain the sequence of
events in the active transport of Na + and K+ ions by the
sodium-potassium pump.
Provide answers to these questions.
Exploring endocytosis in animal cells: Provide summaries of
Phagocytosis; Pinocytosis and Receptor-Mediated
Endocytosis

3.

Study Fig. 8.2

4. Fig. 8.3
5. Inquiry: Fig. 8.4

6. Fig.8.6
7. Fig. 8.7
8. Fig. 8.9
9. Fig. 8.14
10.Concept Check . 8.1
11.Fig. 8.15

12.Concept check . 8.4

13.Fig. 8.19

Prior knowledge : Write a short note on each key concept