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.

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Results

#1. What is the cause of the disease Epidermolysis Bullosa?

Diet

Mutations in their DNA

Virus infection

#2. What do microbiologists study?

Tumours

Allergies

Bacteria

#3. How many people in the world do not have access to an adequate toilet? (the world’s population is just over 7 billion)

1 million

10 million

1.5 billion

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

Ticklish

Nothing

Burning sensation

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

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated / deoxygenated blood flow

Temperature of blood

#6. In DNA which molecule pairs with Adenine?

Guanine

Cytosine

Thymine

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

Left ventricle

Left atrium

Right ventricle

#8. How many chambers are there in the heart?

#9. When attempting chest compressions how should you push on adults?

5 to 6cm

7 to 8cm

3 to 4cm

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

#11. How far does an average adult walk in a lifetime (approximately)?

15 000 miles

50 000 miles

115 000 miles

#12. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

#13. Should moles and dark spots be checked regularly?

Yes

Maybe

#14. What does an ECG show?

Electrical activites from the heart

Electrical activities from the brain

Electrical waves

#15. How many children under five years of age die from diarrhoea each year?

Around 5000

Around 5 million

Around 0.5 million

#16. What measurement is commonly used to monitor people with Asthma?

VC (Vital Capacity)

PEF (Peak Expiratory Flow)

SpO2 (Oxygen saturation)

#17. What do scientists and doctors do to definitively diagnose malaria?

They prepare a blood smear and look at it under a microscope for ruptured red blood cells

They prepare a blood smear and look at it under a microscope for malaria parasites

#18. What shape does double stranded DNA form?

Straight

Helical

Wavy

#19. What proportion of diarrhoea experiences could be prevented by handwashing with soap?

Up to 30%

Up to 10%

Up to 100%

#20. What is the name of a medication commonly used to treat Asthma?

Salbutamol

Aspirin

Paracetamol

#21. How many branches of airways are there in the respiratory tree?

#22. Which of the following is the commonest inherited disease in England?

Cystic fibrosis

Muscular dystrophy

Sickle cell disease

#23. What rhythmn does a defibrillator shock?

Ventricular Fibrillation

Asystolic (Flatline)

Both of the above

#24. What are the chances of a child to inherit HbSS if his father is HbSS and mother is HbAS

50%

25%

100%

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

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

#26. How many chromosomes does a human have?

#27. What is ECG an abbreviation for?

Electrocardiogram

Electricgraph

Echocardiogram

#28. How many chest compressions should you do per minute during CPR?

100 to 120

60 to 80

80 to 100

#29. What do histologists look at under a microscope?

Cerebrospinal fluid

Blood

Tissue

#30. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

Finish