Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

  Table 40.1 -What role does Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>- ATPase play in salt excretion by the shark rectal gland? A) Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>- ATPase pumps sodium into and potassium out of cells across the basolateral membrane. B) Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>- ATPase pumps sodium out and potassium into cells across the basolateral membrane. C) Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>- ATPase pumps sodium out and potassium into cells across the apical membrane. D) Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>- ATPase pumps sodium into and potassium out of cells across the apical membrane. Table 40.1
-What role does Na+/K+- ATPase play in salt excretion by the shark rectal gland?


A) Na+/K+- ATPase pumps sodium into and potassium out of cells across the basolateral membrane.
B) Na+/K+- ATPase pumps sodium out and potassium into cells across the basolateral membrane.
C) Na+/K+- ATPase pumps sodium out and potassium into cells across the apical membrane.
D) Na+/K+- ATPase pumps sodium into and potassium out of cells across the apical membrane.

Answer

B