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 is the aorta?

Major blood vessel leaving the heart

Major vein

Major blood vessel entering the heart

#2. What is the number 1 cause of food poisoning in UK?

Campylobacter

Salmonella

E. coli

#3. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates?

Biodegradable Polymers produced by bacteria

Glass

Cellulose

#4. What is the main reason for randomising patients to their treatment allocation in a clinical trial?

So that patients don’t know which drug they’re taking

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

To reduce bias

#5. What part of the body would a drug be having the most affect on after using an inhaler?

Lungs

Stomach

Skin

#6. How many chromosomes does a human have?

23

44

46

#7. Photovoltaic solar cells are most commonly made from which element?

Silicon

Helium

Iron

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

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

Cleaning wounds

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

Foetuses and stools

Faeces and recliners

Faeces and stools

#10. Horrible Housemates: What are baby cockroaches called?

Cria

Larvae

Nymphs

#11. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates soluble in?

Water

Salt water

Chloroform

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

How heavy someone is

How dehydrated someone is

It identifies a specific person by their urine

#13. What is the definitive host and vector for the malaria parasite, genus plasmodium?

Ixodes dammini

Anopheles mosquito

Tsetse fly

#14. Which hormone cannot be produced by the body in people with type 1 diabetes?

Insulin

Glucose

Glucagon

#15. How many bacteria are in your gut?

1 million

<1000

100 trillion

#16. How many lobes are lungs made of?

5

8

12

#17. Which exposure will give you the highest dose of radiation?

A 2 week holiday in Cornwall

An 8hr trans-atlantic flight

A chest X-ray

#18. What does spirometry measure?

Your heart rate

The amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled

How much you weigh

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

Coronary heart disease

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

#20. What is a pressure mapping system used for?

To measure the interface pressure between the seat surface and the persons body

To measure how stressed someone gets in a wheelchair

To measure the temperature of a persons bottom on a cushion

#21. What is obstructive sleep apnoea?

When you are unable to fall asleep due to environmental distractions (such as tv)

When the nerves to your lungs are blocked

Pauses in breathing during sleep caused by obstruction of the upper airway

#22. How many chambers are there in the heart?

3

4

2

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

18

16

21

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

26

36

16

#25. Where is a gastric ulcer found?

Stomach

Nose

Arm

#26. What is formalin?

Liquid used to colour tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to preserve tissue

#27. Which one of the following is a type of vaccine?

Attenuated

Hybrid

Passive

#28. What is a parasite?

Something that you use to jump out of an aeroplane

An organism which lives in or on another organism (the host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense

An organism which lives on another organism

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

Vocational qualification in Pharmacy

No qualification required

Degree in Pharmacy

#30. Which of these imaging techniques uses non-ionising radiation?

MRI scan

CT scan

X-ray

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