Quiz

Welcome! Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? 

Whether you’re looking to prove your expertise, review key takeaways from the conference, or are simply curious about science and healthcare, our quiz is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and expand your understanding. From general knowledge questions to in-depth healthcare information, this quiz is designed to examine your level of understanding and potentially highlight areas for further learning. 

So, are you up for the challenge? Gather your thinking cap and let’s begin!

 

Results

#1. Who discovered a vaccine when observing the correlation between smallpox and cowpox?

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

#2. In which human body joint do you find the rotator cuff tendon?

Wrist

Ankle

Shoulder

#3. How many teaspoons of sugar does the average UK person eat every week?

10

85

140

#4. What irregular heart rhythm is commonly treated by an ablation procedure?

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

#5. Radiotherapy is the use of ionising radiation to treat which of the following conditions?

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Cancer

#6. What precious metal is commonly used to make the housing for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)?

Lithium

Uranium

Titanium

#7. In beats per minute (bpm) What is the normal range for resting pulse rate in adults?

80 to 120

20 to 70

60 to 100

#8. When having radiotherapy the patient feels which of the following?

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

#9. What can a robotic exoskeleton be used for?

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

#10. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#11. What heart valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

#12. What is the term used for medicines that treat bacterial infections?

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

#13. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

#14. In urine analysis, what does the term ‘specific gravity’ tell us about someone’s health?

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

#15. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#16. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

#17. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

#18. What is the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

18

16

21

#19. Are all bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses bad for you?

No

Yes

Some are good, some are bad, some may have no affect

#20. Which of the following is a type of vaccination?

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

#21. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

#22. Can a person get chicken pox more than once in their lifetime?

No

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

#23. When HIV infection progresses to AIDS what part of the immune system becomes dramatically reduced?

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

#24. Name the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

#25. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

#26. What are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

#27. What are two medical terms used for what we would call poo?

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

#28. In 2012 which human blood parasite disease is estimated to have killed 1300 children every day?

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

#29. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

No

Yes

#30. What does the colour flow doppler indicate on an echocardiogram?

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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