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?

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

#2. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

The study of blood

#3. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#4. 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

#5. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

21

16

18

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

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

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

www.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

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

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

#12. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

#13. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

#14. 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

#15. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

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

0

16

35

#17. In beats per minute (bpm) What is the normal range for resting pulse rate in adults?

60 to 100

80 to 120

20 to 70

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

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

150 million

1 million

5 million

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

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

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

#24. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

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

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

No

Yes

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

faeces and recliners

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

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

#28. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

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

26

16

36

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

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

Milk

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