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

Only if they have had shingles

No

Yes

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

1 million

150 million

5 million

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

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

#4. 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

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

Yes

No

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

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

#9. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

#11. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

Electrons

High energy photons

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

16

36

26

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

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

#14. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

Milk

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

#18. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#19. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

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

0

16

35

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

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

Glass slides

Agar plates

In water

#24. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

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

Reproduction number

Risk factor

Resistance level

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Disease

#28. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

#29. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Previous

Finish