The Difference in the Concentration of Sodium Ions Inside and Outside

question 378

Multiple Choice

The difference in the concentration of sodium ions inside and outside the neuron is called the ___.

• A) electrostatic pressure
• B) resting potential
• C) concentration gradient
• D) ionic differential

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Definitions:

Shifting Values

Refers to altering the numerical or categorical data points in a dataset, leading to changes in analysis outcomes.

σ

The symbol for standard deviation, a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Normal Distribution

A symmetric probability distribution centered on the mean, demonstrating that occurrences near the mean happen more often than those far from it.

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