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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

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

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

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

www.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

0

16

35

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

#8. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

Electrons

High energy photons

#9. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

21

18

16

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

Milk

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

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

16

26

36

#15. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

The study of plants

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

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

Titanium

Uranium

Lithium

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

No

Yes

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

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

To protect the scientists doing the work

#22. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

#24. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

No

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

#25. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

Inferred radiation

X-rays

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

Lymphocytes

Antibody

Phagocytes

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

#28. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

No

Yes

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

Antibiotics

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

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

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Cancer

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