Quiz

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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!

 

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

Heart Disease

Diabetes

Cancer

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

Around 100 000

Around 250 000

Around 50 000

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

hospital.blood.co.uk

www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk

www.blood.co.uk

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

Lithium

Uranium

Titanium

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

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

How heavy someone is

#6. Name a type of ionising radiation

Inferred radiation

X-rays

Light

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

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow

Direction of blood flow

Movement of heart muscle

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

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

Coronary heart disease

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

No

Only if they have had shingles

Yes

#10. What is microbiology the study of?

Yeasts and moulds

All of the above

Bacteria and viruses

#11. What is formalin?

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

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

faeces and recliners

faeces and stools

foetuses and stools

#13. What does NHSBT stand for?

National Health Service Blood and Transplant

National Health Service Blood and Transport

National Health Service Babies and Tissues

#14. How many chromosomes does a human have?

44

46

23

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

Building bridges

Scanning the bones of the body

Helping people to walk

#16. Can somebody catch shingles from a person with chicken pox?

No

Only if they are both in close contact

Only if they have not had shingles

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

5 million

150 million

1 million

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

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

Antibody

Phagocytes

Lymphocytes

#22. What is histology?

The study of plants

The study of blood

The study of cells and tissue

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

Varicella-zoster virus

Vermicelli-zoster virus

Variola-zoster virus

#24. What does RBC stand for?

Reduced Blood Cells

Right Blood Cell

Red Blood Cell

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

Guinea worm

Earth worm

Ringworm

#26. What is haemotoxylin used for?

To demonstrate nuclear structures

To demonstrate foods

To demonstrate fatty acids

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

Inactivated

Subcutaneous

Intramuscularly

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

In water

Agar plates

Glass slides

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

Ankle

Shoulder

Wrist

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

80 to 120

20 to 70

60 to 100

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