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 teaspoons of sugar does the average UK person eat every week?

10

140

85

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

Resistance level

Reproduction number

Risk factor

#3. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

No

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

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

Wrist

Ankle

Shoulder

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

#6. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

#8. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

#9. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

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

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

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

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

#12. Can a person get chicken pox more than once in their lifetime?

No

Yes

Only if they have had shingles

#13. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

#14. Where can you go online to find out about being a blood donor?

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

#16. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

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

80 to 120

60 to 100

20 to 70

#20. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Earth worm

Ringworm

Guinea worm

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Degree in Pharmacy

No qualification required

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

#24. Why are cell therapy and gene therapy procedures carried out in a closed system?

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

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

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

#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. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

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

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

#29. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

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

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

Antibody

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