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 qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

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

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

Milk

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

#4. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

#5. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

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

Shoulder

Ankle

Wrist

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

16

36

26

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

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

No

Yes

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

Diabetes

Cancer

Heart Disease

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

16

35

0

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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

16

21

18

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

#17. What is the name of the heart’s main pumping chamber that delivers oxygenated blood to the body?

Left ventricle

Left atrium

Right ventricle

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

Antibody

#21. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

#22. Toxoplasma is a parasite commonly transmitted to humans from which household pet?

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

#24. 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

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

#26. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

#27. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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