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?

18

16

21

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

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

#4. What are gamma-rays?

Electrons

A glowing beam

High energy photons

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

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

#6. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

140

85

10

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

Ankle

Shoulder

Wrist

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

Ticklish

Burning sensation

Nothing

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

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

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

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

Antibody

#13. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

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

35

0

16

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

Toxoplasmosis

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

Variola-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

Yes

No

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

#20. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

#21. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#22. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

#24. Can a person get chicken pox more than once in their lifetime?

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

#26. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

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

1 million

150 million

5 million

#28. 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

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

Left atrium

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

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