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The plasma membrane is an outer boundary that separates the interior of a cell from its external environment and is found in all cells. The molecules that make up the plasma membrane have a unique quality that helps to ensure the integrity of the cell.

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The cell membrane consists primarily of a thin layer of amphipathic phospholipids that spontaneously arrange so that the hydrophobic "tail" regions are isolated from the surrounding water while the hydrophilic "head" regions interact with the intracellular (cytosolic) and extracellular faces of the resulting bilayer.

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