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Question 11
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Which of these is TRUE of a neuron at resting potential?
O The neuron has more positive charges inside than outside.
O Sodium-potassium pumps transport sodium ions into the neuron.
O Sodium-potassium pumps transport potassium ions out of the neuron.
O The neuron has more potassium ions inside than outside.

O The neuron has more potassium ions inside than outside.

Explanation:

The membrane resting potential is defined as the difference in electrical charge between the interior of neurons and their outer environment. In neurons, both sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) pumps contribute to generating the resting potential. Neurons have a higher concentration of K+ inside than outside and a higher concentration of Na+ outside than inside. When a neuron is at its rest state, where the inside is negative with respect to the outside, its membrane is more permeable to K+ than Na+, and therefore the resting membrane potential is closer to the equilibrium potential of K+.

option c is the correct answer.