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. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

No

Yes

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

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

Titanium

Uranium

Lithium

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

150 million

1 million

5 million

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

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

#6. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

#7. What are gamma-rays?

Electrons

High energy photons

A glowing beam

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

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

Iguana

Cat

Hamster

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

10

85

140

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

#15. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

#16. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

#17. 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

#18. 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

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Agar plates

In water

Glass slides

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

#24. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

36

26

16

#27. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

#28. 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

#29. What are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

#30. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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