What Is the Responsibility of the Sodium/potassium Pump

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is the responsibility of the sodium/potassium pump?

• A) Reestablish and maintain resting membrane potential.
• B) Pump sodium out of the cell using active transport.
• C) Prepare the neuron for another nerve impulse.
• D) All of these are correct.

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