If you experimentally increase the concentration of Na+ outside a cell while maintaining other ion concentrations as they were, what would happen to the cell's membrane potential?
What will be an ideal response?
The membrane potential would increase.
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What is the function of pain?
a. It causes an organism to move away from or otherwise decrease exposure to a damaging stimulus. b. It elicits a reflex response. c. It protects an organism from encountering harmful conditions. d. It works faster than conscious thought. e. It causes an organsim’s heart rate to increase to deliver more blood.
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a. Cl? b. K+ c. Ca2+ d. Na+ e. Zn2+
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a. true b. false