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 a verruca?

Fungal infection

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

#2. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

A glowing beam

Electrons

#3. How many bones are there in the foot?

36

16

26

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

Cleaning wounds

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

#5. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

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

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

#8. 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

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

Yes

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

No

#12. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

Hamster

Cat

Iguana

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

Risk factor

Reproduction number

Resistance level

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

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

#16. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

Light

X-rays

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

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

Only if they have not had shingles

No

Only if they are both in close contact

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

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

Antibody

#20. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

1 million

5 million

150 million

#24. 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

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

0

35

16

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

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

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

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

#28. What is microbiology the study of?

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

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

Malaria

Leishmaniasis

Toxoplasmosis

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

Ticklish

Nothing

Burning sensation

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