Q.

Read the following statements.

Statement I: Rapid influx of Na+ causes depolarisation of the axonal membrane and the subsequent repolarisation is caused due to efflux of K+.

Statement II: The ionic gradients across the resting axonal membrane are maintained by the active transport of ions by the sodium - potassium pump.

In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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a

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

b

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

c

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

d

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

answer is A.

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 The ionic gradients across the resting axonal membrane are maintained by the active transport of ions by the sodium - potassium pump. Rapid influx of Na+ causes depolarisation of the axonal membrane and the subsequent repolarisation is caused due to efflux of K+

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