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or just the movement of molecules down concentration gradients,
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and it also happens by active transport.
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We talked about active transport earlier.
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We talked--for example when we were talking about the action potential,
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we talked about this active transport system
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that's able to shuttle sodium and potassium molecules across membranes.
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So, most cells in the body have this active transport system
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called the sodium potassium pump, or the sodium potassium ATPase.
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Its main function is to bring sodium from inside the cell,
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pump it out, take potassium from outside the cell and pump it in.
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As a result of the action of this pump
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that's what creates this normal state that you have