Question: A 25-year-old patient presents with symptoms of muscle weakness and fatigue. Further investigation reveals a malfunctioning sodium-potassium pump in their neurons. Which of the following statements best explains the impact of this dysfunction on the generation of action potentials? Want Professional Help? A. The resting membrane potential will become more negative, making it harder to reach the threshold for action potentials. B. The influx of sodium ions during an action potential will be unaffected, allowing normal depolarization to occur. C. The inability to pump sodium out of the neuron will lead to a decreased concentration gradient, making it easier to reach the threshold for action potentials.