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?

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

#7. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

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

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

No

Yes

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Hamster

Iguana

Cat

#13. 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

#14. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

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

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

#19. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

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

10

140

85

#23. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

60 to 100

20 to 70

80 to 120

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

Lithium

Uranium

Titanium

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

1 million

150 million

5 million

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

#28. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#29. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

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

0

16

35

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