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Khan Academy: Sodium Potassium Pump

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This video explains how a sodium-potassium pump can maintain a voltage gradient across a cell or neuron's membrane. The sodium-potassium pump goes through cycles of shape changes to help maintain a negative membrane potential. [13:52]

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Concepts
adenosine triphosphate, concentration gradient, cell transport
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potassium ions, sodium ions, adp, atp, khan academy, khan academy: sodium-potassium pump, axon, cell membrane, dendrite, neuron
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional