Question

What is the sodium potassium pump? how does it work? which body organ system depends on sodium-potassium pumps to function?

Answer 1

Na+ /K+ -ATPase is an enzyme found in the plasma membrane of all animal cells. The Na+ /K+ -ATPase enzyme is a solute pump that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells, both against their concentration gradients.

Answer 2

The sodium and potassium pump is a type of active transport that occurs in every cell in the body.

The process they manage occurs due to differences in concentrations of sodium (Na +) and potassium (K +) ions inside and outside the cell.

These pumps work to maintain the difference in concentration of the two ions in the inner and outer middle of the cell. Energy must be used in the form of ATP. Thus, the sodium and potassium pump is an active transport type.

The sodium and potassium pump is directly related to nerve impulse transmission and muscle contraction. Therefore, we can state that the organ systems related to the nervous and muscular system are directly involved.