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 histology?

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

#2. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

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

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

#5. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

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

16

26

36

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

Lithium

Titanium

Uranium

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

1 million

5 million

150 million

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

0

35

16

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

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

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

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

#15. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

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

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

#18. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

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

10

140

85

#21. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#22. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

#23. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

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

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

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

Guinea worm

Ringworm

Earth worm

#29. 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!

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

Yes

No

Only if they have had shingles

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