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cdr_15 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Under which conditions would the sodium-potassium pump likely 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

Question 2

What defines a homeostatic process?

a. the regulation of blood flow
b. any process governed by hormones
c. the maintenance of certain body variables within a fixed range
d. reproduction involving distinct male and female genders in a species