Sodium and potassium ions are essential for muscle contractions of the heart. The ions are transported using a pump, which obtains energy by the breaking of . This action requires the expense of energy. So, sodium and potassium ions are transported using .
Answer is: active transport. In active transport because energy is required to move the sodium and potassium ions against the concentration gradient. There is two type of active transport: 1) Primary active transport directly
uses metabolic energy (adenosine triphosphate- ATP) to transport molecules
across a membrane. 2) In secondary active transport (coupled
transport) there is no direct coupling of ATP, energy derived from
the pumping of protons across a cell membrane.