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 irregular heart rhythm is commonly treated by an ablation procedure?

Atrial Fibrillation

Ventricular Fibrillation

Sinus Rhythm

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

Ankle

Shoulder

Wrist

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

0

16

35

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

No

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

Yes

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

Resistance level

Reproduction number

Risk factor

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

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

1 million

150 million

5 million

#8. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

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

18

16

21

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

Fruit Juice

Lemonade

Milk

#11. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Stimulating blood supply

Cleaning wounds

Extracting foreign bodies

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

26

36

16

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

Antibiotics

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

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

Only if they have had shingles

No

Yes

#17. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

Sometimes

Yes

No

#18. What does RBC stand for?

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

Reduced Blood Cells

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

foetuses and stools

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

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

In water

Glass slides

Agar plates

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

Uranium

Lithium

Titanium

#22. What is histology?

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

The study of plants

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

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

Left atrium

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

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

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

Burning sensation

Nothing

Ticklish

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

Scanning the bones of the body

Building bridges

Helping people to walk

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

Movement of heart muscle

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

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

Intramuscularly

Subcutaneous

Inactivated

#29. 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

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

Edward Jenner

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

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