Sodium Potassium Pump

Explore the sodium potassium pump (Na /K pump), with the Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about why this pump is needed and provides an overview of this type of active transport. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:48 Introducing the Sodium Potassium Pump 1:53 Resting Membrane Potential (which the pump helps maintain) 2:51 Sodium Potassium Pump Action is Described ******************** Factual References: Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J. (2018). Biology 2e. Houston, TX: Biology Stax. Reece, J. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2011). Campbell biology. Boston: Benjamin Cummings / Pearson. ******************** Further Reading Suggestions: More detail about the sodium potassium pump? What occurs as the potassium starts to have a net movement out of the cell through leakage channels? Does it reach an equilibrium? A great furth