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Plasma Membrane
phospholipid bilayer with hydrophilic polar heads facing cytoplasm and extracellular fluid and hydrophobic nonpolar tails facing inward
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embedded with proteins to allow for transport and regulation of other molecules
phospholipids are self-orienting and form closed, spherical structure which heals quickly
unsaturated lipid tails allow for fluidity of the membrane
gases and lipids that are required for function can easily pass through