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 gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

High energy photons

Electrons

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

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

No

#3. 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

#4. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

#5. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

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

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

#7. Which of these drinks has the lowest amount of sugar?

Lemonade

Milk

Fruit Juice

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

Aortic valve

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

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

Left ventricle

Left atrium

Right ventricle

#10. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

Yeasts and moulds

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

No

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

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

18

16

21

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

Around 50 000

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

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

Diabetes

Cancer

Heart Disease

#15. What is histology?

The study of cells and tissue

The study of blood

The study of plants

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

Yes

No

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

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

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

Nothing

Burning sensation

Ticklish

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

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

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

Ringworm

Earth worm

Guinea worm

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

36

16

26

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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

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

Uranium

Titanium

Lithium

#25. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

faeces and recliners

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

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

Wrist

Ankle

Shoulder

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

Phagocytes

Antibody

Lymphocytes

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

#30. 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

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