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

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

Yes

No

#2. Why are cell therapy and gene therapy procedures carried out in a closed system?

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

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

Only if they have had shingles

No

Yes

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

Reproduction number

Resistance level

Risk factor

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

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

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

#9. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

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

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

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

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

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

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

#14. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

#17. How many samples do biomedical scientits in the UK handle every year?

5 million

150 million

1 million

#18. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

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

Shoulder

Ankle

Wrist

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

10

85

140

#21. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

The study of blood

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

Ticklish

Burning sensation

Nothing

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

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Tricuspid valve

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

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

#26. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

#28. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

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

0

35

16

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