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 are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

#4. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Light

Inferred radiation

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

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

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

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

16

18

21

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

#10. 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

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

#12. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

10

85

140

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

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

#15. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

#18. 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

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

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

Lemonade

Milk

Fruit Juice

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

36

16

26

#22. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

#24. 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

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

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

#28. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

#29. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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