Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 39, Problem 5TYK
The major role of the Na+/K+ pump is to:
a. cause a rapid firing of the action potential so the inside of themembrane becomes momentarily positive.
b. decrease the resting membrane potential to zero.
c. hyperpolarize the membrane above resting value.
d. cause an action potential to enter a refractory period.
e. maintain the resting membrane potential at a constantnegative value.
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement. a. The resting membrane potential refers to the voltage difference across the membranes of excitable cells at rest. b. The concentration of Na+ is highest in the cytosol, and the concentration of K+ is highest in the extracellular fluid. c. The Na+>K+ pumps and gated channels maintain the Na+ and K+ gradients necessary for action potentials to occur. d. A depolarization is a change in membrane potential that makes the potential less negative. e. A local potential is a change in membrane potential that conducts the long-distance signals of the nervous system
The resting membrane potential results fromA. uneven distribution of ions across the cell membrane only.B. differences in membrane permeability to Na+ and K+ onlyC. activity of the sodium/potassium pump only.D. uneven distribution of ions across the cell membrane, differences in membrane permeability to Na+ and K+, and sodium/potassium pump activity
The resting membrane potential of a neuron or muscle cell is a. equal to the potassium equilibrium potential. b. equal to the sodium equilibrium potential. c. somewhat less negative than the potassium equilibrium potential. d. somewhat more positive than the sodium equilibrium potential. e. not changed by stimulation.
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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