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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

#2. Where can you go online to find out about being a blood donor?

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.blood.co.uk

#3. What is a verruca?

Viral infection

Fungal infection

Bacterial infection

#4. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

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

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

#7. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

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

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

No

Yes

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

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

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

80 to 120

60 to 100

20 to 70

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

Ticklish

Burning sensation

Nothing

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

How dehydrated someone is

How heavy someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

#14. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

Agar plates

Glass slides

In water

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

21

16

18

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

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

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

Risk factor

Resistance level

Reproduction number

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

Cancer

Heart Disease

Diabetes

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

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

16

0

35

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

Wrist

Ankle

Shoulder

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

Anti-retrovirals

Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotics

#24. What are gamma-rays?

High energy photons

Electrons

A glowing beam

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

Tricuspid valve

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

Ringworm

Guinea worm

Earth worm

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

#28. 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

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

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

Antibody

#30. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

No

Sometimes

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