Describe how phospholipids are arranged in a plasma membrane?

Phospholipids are arranged in a bilayer (a double layer). They have hydrophobic tailss (made of fatty acids) and hydrophilic heads (made of a phosphate group). 

The hydrophilic heads are to the outside and the tails to the inside.

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