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 HIV infection progresses to AIDS what part of the immune system becomes dramatically reduced?

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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

18

21

16

#3. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

The study of blood

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

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

Intramuscularly

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

#7. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

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

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

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

Iguana

Hamster

Cat

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

140

10

85

#11. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

Around 50 000

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

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

16

0

35

#15. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

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

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

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

80 to 120

20 to 70

60 to 100

#18. 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

#19. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

#20. 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

#21. 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

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

No

Yes

Only if they have had shingles

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

Toxoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Malaria

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

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

#27. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

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

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

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