Quiz

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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 a parasite?

An organism which lives in or on another organism (the host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense

An organism which lives on another organism

Something that you use to jump out of an aeroplane

#2. What is a pressure mapping system used for?

To measure how stressed someone gets in a wheelchair

To measure the temperature of a persons bottom on a cushion

To measure the interface pressure between the seat surface and the persons body

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

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

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

#5. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

A 2 week holiday in Cornwall

An 8hr trans-atlantic flight

A chest X-ray

#6. Malaria Parasite can be seen in which of the following blood components?

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Plasma

#7. What are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

26

36

16

#9. What would NOT help decrease your radiation dose?

Doubling the time using the source

Doubling the shielding between you and the source

Doubling your distance from source

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

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

#11. Horrible Housemates: What are baby cockroaches called?

Nymphs

Larvae

Cria

#12. Which drug would be safe to give a patient with a penicillin allergy?

Clarithromycin

Penicillin V

Amoxicillin

#13. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates soluble in?

Water

Salt water

Chloroform

#14. What is the definitive host and vector for the malaria parasite, genus plasmodium?

Anopheles mosquito

Tsetse fly

Ixodes dammini

#15. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates?

Biodegradable Polymers produced by bacteria

Glass

Cellulose

#16. What is the number 1 cause of food poisoning in UK?

Campylobacter

Salmonella

E. coli

#17. How many phases of clinical trials are there?

4

3

5

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

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

#19. Which of these imaging techniques uses non-ionising radiation?

CT scan

X-ray

MRI scan

#20. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

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

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

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

Faeces and stools

Faeces and recliners

Foetuses and stools

#23. What is obstructive sleep apnoea?

Pauses in breathing during sleep caused by obstruction of the upper airway

When you are unable to fall asleep due to environmental distractions (such as tv)

When the nerves to your lungs are blocked

#24. Where is a gastric ulcer found?

Nose

Stomach

Arm

#25. What is the aorta?

Major blood vessel leaving the heart

Major blood vessel entering the heart

Major vein

#26. Approximately, how many days of energy would a 60kg woman store in her adipose tissue?

10

48

22

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

16

21

18

#28. How many valves are there in the normal human heart?

5

4

3

#29. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

#30. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

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