BIOL 2160 PRACTICE EXAM 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

BIOL 2160 PRACTICE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

●● A stimulus that opens muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on the post-
synaptic cell will generally result in the production of:


a. EPSP
b. IPSP. Answer: b. IPSP


●● Neurons do not have a resting membrane potential.(T/F). Answer:
False


●● An auto-immune disease that attacks myelin sheaths on ganglia will
have a direct effect on which type of glial cell?


a. Schwann cells
b. Oligodendrocytes. Answer: Schwann cells


●● An EPSP arriving at a dendrite immediately after another EPSP
arrives is an example of:


a. Spatial summation
b. Temporal Summation. Answer: Temporal Summation

, ●● An individual with a BMI above 35 is approximately ____ times as
likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than an individual with a BMI below
25.


a. six
b. three
c. four
d. two. Answer: a. Six


●● An injection of atropine would result in:


a. No paralysis
b. Skeletal muscle paralysis
c. Both Skeletal and cardiac muscle paralysis
d. Cardiac muscle paralysis. Answer: a. No paralysis


●● Application of curare will prevent the production of:


a. EPSPs
b. IPSPs. Answer: a. EPSP's