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 the age of consent to be a bone marrow donor?

16

18

21

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

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

No

Yes

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

26

16

36

#4. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

46

44

#5. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

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

Milk

Lemonade

Fruit Juice

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

#8. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

35

0

16

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

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

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

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

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

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

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

Only if they have not had shingles

No

Only if they are both in close contact

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

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

#21. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

#23. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

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

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

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

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

#28. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

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

140

85

10

#30. What are bacteria grown on in the laboratory?

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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