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?

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

Phagocytes

Antibody

Lymphocytes

#3. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

No

Yes

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

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

85

140

10

#8. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

20 to 70

60 to 100

80 to 120

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

Burning sensation

Ticklish

Nothing

#11. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

5 million

1 million

150 million

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

#16. What are two medical terms used for what we would call poo?

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

#17. 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

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

#19. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

#20. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

#22. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

46

23

#23. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

#24. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

Left atrium

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

#28. 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

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

16

18

21

#30. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

X-rays

Inferred radiation

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