In the absence of the Na/K pump, membrane potentials would tend toward zero.

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The Na/K pump helps maintain the resting membrane potential by actively transporting Na+ out of the cell and K+ into the cell, but in its absence, ion channels (especially K+ leak channels) would still allow ions to move down their concentration gradients, maintaining a membrane potential, though it would be altered and not as stable.

In the Absence of the Na/K Pump, Membrane Potentials Would