What is the responsibility of the sodium/potassium pump?
A) Reestablish and maintain resting membrane potential.
B) Pump sodium out of the cell using active transport.
C) Prepare the neuron for another nerve impulse.
D) All of these are correct.

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The sodium/potassium pump is responsible for reestablishing and maintaining the resting membrane potential by pumping Na+ out of the cell again through active transport. Once the resting membrane potential is restored, the neuron is ready to begin again with another nerve impulse.

What Is the Responsibility of the Sodium/potassium Pump