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 chromosomes does a human have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#10. What does RBC stand for?

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

#12. What is histology?

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

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

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

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

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

#18. Do Ultrasound scanners use ionising radiation?

#19. What does NHSBT stand for?

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

#21. What is haemotoxylin used for?

#22. What is formalin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finish

Science for…

The 11th Annual Schools Science Conference took place on 19th March 2014


University of Westminster

115 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6UW

The Royal College of Pathologists

2 Carlton House Terrace
St James’s
London
SW1Y 5AF

Kensington Town Hall

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London
W8 7NX


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