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Explain how active transport helps a nerve cell maintain its resting potential

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through depolarization of cell membrane.

Further Explanation: An action potential, according to physiology, takes place when the membrane potential of cell situation abruptly falls and rises. This causes depolarization which then results in depolarization to the adjacent cells.

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