How are the tails and heads of membrane phospholipids oriented in their environment?
A)The hydrophobic heads are oriented towards each other and the hydrophillic tails are oriented towards the extracellular fluid and the intracellular fluid.
B)The hydrophillic tails are oriented towards each other and the hydrophobic heads are oriented towards the extracellular fluid and the intracellular fluid.
C)The hydrophobic tails are oriented towards each other and the hydrophillic heads are oriented towards the extracellular fluid and the intracellular fluid.
D)The hydrophillic heads are oriented towards each other and the hydrophobic tails are oriented towards the extracellular fluid and the intracellular fluid.

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The hydrophobic tails of phospholipids face inward, away from water, while the hydrophilic heads face outward towards the aqueous environments inside and outside the cell.

How Are the Tails and Heads of Membrane Phospholipids Oriented