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#Question id: 11204


Why do Na+ ions enter the cell when voltage-gated Na+ channels are opened in neurons?

#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V
  1. because the Na+ concentration is much lower outside the cell than it is inside

  2. because the Na+ ions are actively transported by the sodium-potassium pump into the cell
  3. because the Na+ concentration is much higher outside the cell than it is inside, and the Na+ ions are attracted to the negatively charged interior

  4. because the Na+ concentration is much higher outside the cell than it is inside, and the Na+ ions are actively transported by the sodium-potassium pump into the cell