Answer to Question #134177 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Olivia

Question

Most cells in our body need to use glucose to produce energy by cellular metabolism. This means that there would be more glucose outside of a cell than inside the cell, encouraging the diffusion of glucose into the cell.

to diffuse in to the cell, can the glucose molecules move by simple diffusion (through gaps of phospholipids)? explain your choice

Answer 1

Yes,because the outside of the cell has a high concentration of the glucose solute than inside of the cell thus through diffusion the glucose moves from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration which is inside the cell.