How does the sodium-potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential of a neuron?

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding the membrane potential? A. The resting membrane potential is determined mainly by the concentration gradients and differential permeability of the plasma membrane to K+ and Na+ions. B. The resting membrane potential occurs due to active transport of ions across the membrane due to the sodium-potassium pump. C. In their resting state, all body cells exhibit a resting membrane potential. D. The resting membrane potential is maintained by solely by passive transport processes.

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You are observing a typical neuron cell body with a resting membrane potential of -70 mV. Upon the addition of compound Q to this neuron, you observe the resting membrane potential depolireze to and stabilize at -60 mV. In a second experiment, you add compund Z to another neuron whose starting resting membrane potential was also -70 mV. Upon the addition of compound Z, the resting membrane potential hyperpolirizes to and stabilizes at -88mV.

Please explain in detail the shifts in resting memnbrane potential that you see here.

The sodium potassium pump acts to sustain the resting potential by _________the number of positively charged ions outside of the cell.