Multiple Choice
Under which conditions would the sodium-potassium pump be far less effective in creating a concentration gradient?
A) if dendrites were generally longer than axons
B) if the glia-to-neuron ratio were higher
C) if selective permeability of the membrane did not exist
D) if it were an active transport system that required energy
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