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Sodium and potassium ions move in and out of the axon when the membrane is ______

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Answer : Depolarized

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Sodium and Potassium ions tend to move inside of the axin when the membrane is depolarized.

A change in polarity occurs in the axon membrane when a nerve impulse travels across it. At the beginning of an action potential or nerve impulse , the ions of sodium tend to move inside of axon causing depolarization. As a result potassium ions tend to move outside of the axon causing re polarization. Hence, this effect causes the nerve impulse to travel in one direction only inside the axon.

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