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 does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

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

Tricuspid valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Aortic valve

#3. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

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

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

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

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

60 to 100

80 to 120

20 to 70

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

Lithium

Uranium

Titanium

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

Earth worm

Guinea worm

Ringworm

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

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

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

10

85

140

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Cancer

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

18

21

16

#15. What is a verruca?

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

Fungal infection

#16. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

Bacteria and viruses

All of the above

#17. Why are cell therapy and gene therapy procedures carried out in a closed system?

To protect the scientists doing the work

To stop mutant cells escaping!

To ensure the cells are sterile

#18. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

#19. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

23

46

#20. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

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

No

Yes

Only if they have had shingles

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

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

Nothing

Ticklish

Burning sensation

#25. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

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

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

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

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

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

Hamster

Iguana

Cat

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