Is plasma membrane the same as phospholipid bilayer?

But it is important to note (forgetting for a minute that the membrane contains more than just the lipid bilayer) that only the lipid bilayer surrounding the cytoplasm (that is, the "edge of the cell") is called the plasma membrane. read more

The phospholipids in the plasma membrane are arranged in two layers, called a phospholipid bilayer. As shown in Figure below, each phospholipid molecule has a head and two tails. The head “loves” water (hydrophilic) and the tails “hate” water (hydrophobic). read more

The cell membrane (also called the plasma membrane, plasmalemma, or "phospholipid bilayer") is a selectively permeable lipid bilayer found in all cells. It contains a wide variety of biological molecules, primarily proteins and lipids, which are involved in a vast array of cellular processes such as cell adhesion, ion channel conductance and cell signaling. read more

The plasma membrane is phospholipid bilayer. The layers are two and are continuous flat sheets. They have proteins and cholesterol embedded in them, for facilitating the transport of compounds and maintanng fluidity. The lipid bilayer is both hydrophobic and hydrophillic. read more