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 name of the heart’s main pumping chamber that delivers oxygenated blood to the body?

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

Left atrium

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

Ankle

Wrist

Shoulder

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

Reproduction number

Resistance level

Risk factor

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

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

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

Yes

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

No

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

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

#7. 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

#8. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Ticklish

Nothing

Burning sensation

#10. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#11. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

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

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

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

20 to 70

80 to 120

60 to 100

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

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

#16. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

Only if they are both in close contact

No

Only if they have not had shingles

#17. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

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

Lemonade

Milk

Fruit Juice

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

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Titanium

Uranium

Lithium

#22. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

#23. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#24. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

#25. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

#27. 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

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

10

85

140

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

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

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