The hydrophobic tails of a phospholipid bilayer are oriented toward the

A) cytoplasm of the cell.
B) extracellular fluid surrounding the cell.
C) interior of the plasma membrane (i.e., toward one another).
D) both the extracellular fluid and cytoplasm.
E) interstitial fluid.


C

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