What is the primary method of maintaining the difference in sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membrane?
A) Sodium-potassium pump
B) Passive membrane permeabilities
C) Diffusion
D) Filtration

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The sodium-potassium pump actively transports sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell, maintaining the concentration gradients of these ions across the plasma membrane.

What Is the Primary Method of Maintaining the Difference in Sodium