What is the role of the sodium-potassium pump in the nervous system? Where do you find the pumps? What is the resting potential? What is the charge inside of the neuron? What is the charge outside of the neuron?
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Its role is to maintain the concentration gradients of sodium and potassium ions across the membrane, which is important for the proper functioning of the nervous system. The pump works by actively transporting three sodium ions out of the cell for every two Show more…
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