Functions of Cell Membrane in Human Body

The world as we know is to complex, vital, and sensitive to be taken under the arms of organelles who are not ready to govern our province and center of life. What we need to understand as educated organelles is that without the cell membrane the cell would be useless. Most of my competition is not necessary and there are examples of organisms surviving without them. The others serve less important functions and have greater downsides. The cell membrane may only appear to “keep things in” but it also serves other functions that are vastly more important than the ones performed by our competition. The cell membrane gives the cell its structure and regulates the materials that enter and leave the cell.

Like a drawbridge intended to protect a castle and keep out enemies, the cell membrane only allow certain molecules to enter or exit. Our responsible work ethic is far beyond that of any other, for I am responsible for the protection and housing for all of you. My structure as a whole, is selectively permeable, meaning easily flowing, this characteristic is not only unique but also allows the diverse content that I contain to flow like liquid and function fluently and consistently. I am mostly made up of phospholipids that attract with one another and with the surrounding water. The joining of these phospholipids forms the bilayer that surrounds and houses all the organelles. Dwelling through these phospholipids are the presence of the proteins, they are responsible for frontline defenses, transportation, and stabilization of the entire cell. The cholesterol in the body ensures that the proteins and phospholipids are stable and functioning properly. In the unity of these structures, you get the greatness of the cell membrane, the regulator of the cell, and the gateway to success. I understand that there has been rumors and certain diseases have been pinpointed on us, but I assure you they are all direct effects of other organelles and if we are to ever be associated with any form of harm to the body, it is lowly statistical and can be prevented or treated fairly.

As another speech says, “The cell membrane contributes a role to diseases such as Hyaline Membrane, Cystic Fibrosis, and Alzheimer’s. Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also known as Hyaline Membrane disease is a disease where the lungs of a baby are affected at the time of birth. This disease is preventable by giving mothers a steroid hormone. IRDS is also a treatable disease by stabilizing the babies’ blood, sugars, salts, and pressure.” Another lung-related disease is Cystic Fibrosis (CF); a disease that produces fluids in the lungs due to calcium ion channel. Like IRDS, CF is treatable by performing therapy for the chest and a lung transplant is also an option. A more familiar disease is Alzheimer’s, a disease formerly known as “old-time” disease.

A certain group of people, predominantly people of the age of 65 and beyond have disrupting functions of the brain cell which causes loss of memory as well as short term. Although the cell membrane organelle is a component to this disease, Alzheimer’s is also caused by the RIBOSOME organelle which also causes several far more serious diseases. Mutations in some of the proteins that make ribosomes cause disorders characterized by bone marrow failure and anemia early in life, followed by elevated cancer risk in middle age. Another cancer causing organelle is the NUCLEUS and other malfunctions in the nucleus can cause heart failure, vascular disease and muscle wasting. Another strong contender is the “Mighty Mitochodria”. Malfunctioning mitochondria have been linked to diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and even normal aging. Depending on which cells are affected, people with mitochondrial diseases may have muscle weakness and pain, digestive problems, heart disease, seizures and many other symptoms. Now a good way to determine this issue is see which organelles are absolutely essential to a cell.

Prokaryotes lack a defined nucleus (which is where DNA and RNA are stored in eukaryotic cells), mitochondria, ER, Golgi apparatus,chloroplasts and a cytoskeleton. The cell membrane and ribosomes are the only organelles that the cell seems to need to survive but as we have already mentioned the mutations in the ribosomes are worse than the ones in the cell membrane. Remember we exist to help and control. It is I who is responsible for holding the organelles together and together I believe we can make a difference, and solidify our future.