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 is the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

16

18

21

#2. What qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

No qualification required

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

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

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

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

#6. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

#7. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

#8. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

#10. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

#11. What are bacteria grown on in the laboratory?

Agar plates

In water

Glass slides

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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

140

85

10

#14. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

#15. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

#16. 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

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

Phagocytes

Antibody

Lymphocytes

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

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

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

0

35

16

#20. 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

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

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

Ankle

Shoulder

Wrist

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

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

26

16

36

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

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

1 million

5 million

150 million

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

#29. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

Electrons

High energy photons

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

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

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