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 which human body joint do you find the rotator cuff tendon?

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

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

Yes

Only if they have had shingles

No

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

Left atrium

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

#4. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

#5. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

#6. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

The study of plants

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

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

0

35

16

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

#12. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#13. 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

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

Cat

Iguana

Hamster

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Varicella-zoster virus

#20. What is a verruca?

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

#21. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

No

Sometimes

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

Lithium

Titanium

Uranium

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

Heart Disease

Cancer

Diabetes

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Toxoplasmosis

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

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

10

85

140

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

21

18

16

#29. 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

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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