Actually, although the tails are referred to as hydrophobic, the heads are actually hydrophilic. This terminology most ofter refers to the cell membrane due to the fact that it is made up of...
the hydrolific cell head is most exposed the wet surounding rather than the hydrophobic is on the inside of the cell and it is less exposed to the wet surounding
Any phospholipid has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. These are the lipids that are most common in cell membranes, which require this amphipathic property to function.
Other lipids,...