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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

#2. 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!

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

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

#4. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

#6. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Light

Inferred radiation

#7. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

#8. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

#9. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

#10. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

23

44

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

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

Yes

No

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

85

10

140

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

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

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

35

16

0

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

#16. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

No

Yes

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

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

#18. Toxoplasma is a parasite commonly transmitted to humans from which household pet?

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

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

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

Right ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

#23. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

#24. Radiotherapy is the use of ionising radiation to treat which of the following conditions?

Diabetes

Cancer

Heart Disease

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

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

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

#28. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

Right Blood Cell

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

16

36

26

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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