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 bones are there in the foot?

36

26

16

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

Reproduction number

Resistance level

Risk factor

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

60 to 100

20 to 70

80 to 120

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

Aortic valve

Mitral (bicuspid valve)

Tricuspid valve

#5. What are gamma-rays?

Electrons

A glowing beam

High energy photons

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

Cleaning wounds

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

#7. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Yes

Sometimes

No

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

150 million

5 million

1 million

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

Right ventricle

Left ventricle

Left atrium

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

Cat

Hamster

Iguana

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

Wrist

Shoulder

Ankle

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

Around 250 000

Around 100 000

Around 50 000

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

Lithium

Titanium

Uranium

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

No

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

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

Lymphocytes

Phagocytes

Antibody

#17. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate fatty acids

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

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

Fruit Juice

Milk

Lemonade

#20. What does RBC stand for?

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

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

35

16

0

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

21

18

16

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

www.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

hospital.blood.co.uk

#24. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

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

10

140

85

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

Movement of heart muscle

Direction of blood flow

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

#27. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Edward Jenner

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

#30. 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

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