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Explain why a change in extracellular Na did not alter the membrane potential in the resting neuron.

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A change in extracellular Na did not alter the membrane potential in the resting neuron because the plasma membrane of a neuron is composed of little Na+ leakage channels and it is slightly permeable to few Na, thus lead to reduction in diffusion if Na inside and outside the cells.

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