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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

#5. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

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

No

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

#7. Which parasitic worm has to be pulled out from the infected person’s skin on a stick?

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

#8. What disease is a biochemist particularly looking for when they measure the glucose level of someone’s blood?

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

#9. Where can you go online to find out about being a blood donor?

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.blood.co.uk

#10. When modelling how infectious diseases spread, what does ‘R’ represent?

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

Phagocytes

Antibody

Lymphocytes

#12. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

#13. Which of these drinks has the lowest amount of sugar?

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

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

No

Yes

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

#15. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

#19. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

#21. How many muscles do you have in your fingers?

35

16

0

#22. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

No

#23. How many bones are there in the foot?

26

16

36

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

#25. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

#26. How many times will your heart beat today?

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

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

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

#28. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

10

85

140

#30. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

Electrons

A glowing beam

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