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 does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

#4. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

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

Ankle

Shoulder

Wrist

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

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

Reproduction number

Risk factor

Resistance level

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

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

60 to 100

80 to 120

20 to 70

#12. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

Toxoplasmosis

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

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

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

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

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

85

10

140

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

#20. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

46

23

#21. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

#22. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

#23. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

Inferred radiation

X-rays

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

26

36

16

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

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

Left atrium

#27. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

21

16

18

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

Hamster

Cat

Iguana

#30. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

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