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 haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Yes

No

Only if they have had shingles

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

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

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

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

#6. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

#12. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

80 to 120

20 to 70

60 to 100

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

Reproduction number

Risk factor

Resistance level

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

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

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

18

21

16

#17. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

44

23

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

#19. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

The study of blood

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

140

10

85

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

#23. Are all bacteria, yeasts, moulds and viruses bad for you?

No

Yes

Some are good, some are bad, some may have no affect

#24. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

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

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

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

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

Antibody

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Titanium

Uranium

Lithium

#30. 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!

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