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. How many times will your heart beat today?

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

#2. What qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

No qualification required

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

#4. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Iguana

Cat

Hamster

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

#7. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

#8. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

#9. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

#10. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

No

Yes

#11. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

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

Ticklish

Nothing

Burning sensation

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

#14. 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

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

No

Yes

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

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

10

140

85

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

Cancer

Heart Disease

Diabetes

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

0

16

35

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

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

#26. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

21

16

18

#29. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

#30. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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