Three-quarters of the substantial amount of energy consumed by the brain is used to run a single molecular machine that maintains the resting potential of neurons. What is this machine called?

A. Voltage-gated sodium channel
B. K+ leak channel
C. Sodium-potassium pump
D. Voltage-gated calcium channel
E. Acetylcholine receptor


Answer: C

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