What type of ions are present in high concentration inside the axon when a neuron is resting?
What type of ions are present in high concentration inside the axon when a neuron is resting?
Sodium ions
Potassium ions
Negatively charged proteins
All of the above
Solution
When a neuron is resting, the axonal membrane is comparatively more permeable to potassium ions and nearly impermeable to sodium ions. The axoplasm inside the axon contains high concentration of K⁺ and negatively charged proteins and low concentration of Na⁺.