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Does the ATP driven sodium potassium pump helps maintain the resting membrane potential even though the RMP is established by passive processes?
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What is the purpose of the sodium potassium pump?
The main function of the sodium potassium pump is to maintain resting potential of cellular volume. It also ensures transportation and helps regulate the cellular volume.
What helps maintain the resting potential of a neuron?
During resting potential, the Sodium-Potassium pump is inactive. Therefore, it is indirectly responsible for the resting potential. However, Potassium diffuses outside the membrane via "leakage" channels, and causes the resting potential.
What are two factors that help maintain the resting membrane potential of a typical nerve cell?
Yes, some quantity of energy is needed to maintain and develop resting potential of cell's membrane during the stages 1 and 2 of resting potential forming Cell uses energy of ATP at these stages for sodium potassium pump to create difference in K and Na ion concentration inside the cell and outside. For transportation 2 ions of potassium inside and 3 sodium ions outside the cell one molecule of ATP is needed
Name a device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor?
volt meter is the device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor
What is potassium good for?
Potassium is a necessary electrolyte in physiology. It helps maintain acid-base balance, hydration, heart conductivity, etc. So, yes potassium is pretty healthy for you.
What form of cellular transportation helps human cells maintain their sodium and potassium concentration?
The sodium/potassium pump, the sodium leak channel and the potassium leak channel.
What are the solutes that maintain balance between intracellular and extracellular fluid?
sodium, chloride, & potassium
The chief ion used to maintain the volume of fluid outside cells is?
sodium
Organisms rely on both negative feedback processes and behavior to maintain?
Homeostasis
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If potassium and sodium are so reactive how do you maintain levels of sodium and potassium in your cells without doing damage to your own cells?
We do not have pure sodium or potassium in our bodies; that would kill us! We really have sodium chloride (NaCl) which is table salt, and most likely potassium oxide (K2O) or some other compound with potassium in it.
What is the difference between vitamin K and potassium?
Potassium is a mineral which helps the body to maintain the proper balance of water. Vitamin K is a vitamin which helps the blood to clot properly.
