How does the cell maintain a higher level of K+ than of Na+?
A) The Na+ leaks out into the surrounding extracellular fluid.
B) K+ is bound to sites inside the cell.
C) The body contains less total Na+ than K+, so Na+ is found at a low concentration inside the cell.
D) Na+ is actively transported out of the cell and K+ actively transported in the cell.
E) Much of the Na+ outside the cell is bound to protein, so that no Na+ gradient exists across the cell membrane.
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