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you can't move molecules,
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molecules don't spontaneously move
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from regions of low concentration to high concentration.
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It requires energy and it gets its energy from ATP.
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This is called the sodium-potassium pump
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and it's ubiquitous in cells throughout the body.
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It's how cells maintain this low sodium concentration
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and high potassium concentration inside.
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It's because they have these little machines in their membranes
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that are continually pumping sodium out and potassium in.
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Does that make sense?
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It's the action of this pump