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. How many muscles do you have in your fingers?

16

0

35

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

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

Resistance level

Risk factor

Reproduction number

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

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

Left atrium

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and stools

faeces and recliners

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

16

21

18

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

Shoulder

Wrist

Ankle

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

Building bridges

#11. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

#12. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Milk

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

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

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

#15. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

20 to 70

80 to 120

60 to 100

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

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

Intramuscularly

#18. What is microbiology the study of?

Bacteria and viruses

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

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

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Disease

#20. What are gamma-rays?

A glowing beam

Electrons

High energy photons

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

Sinus Rhythm

Ventricular Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

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

Antibody

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

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

10

140

85

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

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

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

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

#26. How many chromosomes does a human have?

46

44

23

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

No qualification required

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

Degree in Pharmacy

#28. Name a type of ionising radiation

X-rays

Inferred radiation

Light

#29. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Red Blood Cell

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

Titanium

Lithium

Uranium

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