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 microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#2. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

#3. 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

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

#5. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

#6. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

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

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

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

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

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

10

85

140

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

20 to 70

60 to 100

80 to 120

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

No qualification required

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

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

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

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

0

16

35

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

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

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

16

18

21

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

#21. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

#22. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

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

Milk

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

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

Ticklish

Burning sensation

Nothing

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

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Tricuspid valve

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

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

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

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

Left atrium

#28. What are gamma-rays?

Electrons

High energy photons

A glowing beam

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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