Why is it important for a neuron to maintain a membrane potential instead of all

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Why is it important for a neuron to maintain a membrane potential instead of allowing ions to reach equal concentrations on the two sides of the membrane? Maintaining equilibrium would require too much energy The cell must maintain a greater intracellular concentration of positive ions to maintain its cytoskeleton. If the ions were in equilibrium, the cell would swell and burst. O The membrane potential allows the cell to respond to a stimulus The membrane potential maintains fluid balance in the cell.

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Ans- The membrane potential allows the cell to respond to a stimulus

Explanation:

Neurons are consist of a cell body, dendrites, and an axon. A cell body is the metabolic center of a cell, dendrites receive the electrochemical signals and axon transmits a signal from the cell body to the adjacent cell, another neuron, a muscle, or a gland. Neurons are activated by stimuli, chemical and electrical signals and these signals are transmitted by altering the membrane potential.

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