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. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

No

Sometimes

#2. 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

#3. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

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

Ticklish

Burning sensation

Nothing

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

Stimulating blood supply

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

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

#8. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

#10. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

#11. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

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

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

No

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

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

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

10

140

85

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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

#17. 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!

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

No

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

Yes

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

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

#20. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

#22. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

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

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

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

18

21

16

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

Uranium

Lithium

Titanium

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

16

0

35

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