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 are maggots used for in the treatment of medical conditions?

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

Stimulating blood supply

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

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

Scanning the bones of the body

#3. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

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

Glass slides

In water

Agar plates

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

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

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

16

26

36

#9. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

#10. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

#13. What qualification is required to become a pharmacy technician?

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

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

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

No

Yes

#15. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

No

Yes

Sometimes

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

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Cancer

#17. What is the term used for medicines that treat bacterial infections?

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

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

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Only if they have not had shingles

Only if they are both in close contact

No

#22. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

The study of plants

#23. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

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

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

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

85

10

140

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

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

#30. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

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