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

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How dehydrated someone is

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

#8. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

10

140

85

#11. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transport

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

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

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

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

Titanium

Lithium

Uranium

#15. 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

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

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To protect the scientists doing the work

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

Cat

Iguana

Hamster

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

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

Milk

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

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Disease

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

Left atrium

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

#21. Name a type of ionising radiation

Light

Inferred radiation

X-rays

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

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

60 to 100

20 to 70

80 to 120

#25. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

#26. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of plants

The study of cells and tissue

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

#28. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Sometimes

Yes

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

0

35

16

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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