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

Silicon

Iron

Helium

#2. If a patient is unable to swallow how would you deal with their regular medicines?

Change formulation

Try to put them in the patient’s mouth and see what happens

Stop them all

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

To measure how stressed someone gets in a wheelchair

To measure the temperature of a persons bottom on a cushion

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

#4. What is a buddy button used for?

Calling for help

Measuring the width of your belly button

Switch for powered chair controls

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

To reduce bias

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

Fairest way of deciding who gets which drug

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

Passive

Hybrid

Attenuated

#7. How many valves are there in the normal human heart?

5

4

3

#8. Which item would a histopathologist primarily use to carry out their work?

Microscope

Stethoscope

Endoscope

#9. Which of these is a type of immunity?

Aggressive

Passive

Acute

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

Skin

Stomach

Lungs

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

Diabetes

Glucomaxima

Coronary heart disease

#12. Malaria Parasite can be seen in which of the following blood components?

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Plasma

#13. How many phases of clinical trials are there?

5

4

3

#14. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates?

Biodegradable Polymers produced by bacteria

Cellulose

Glass

#15. What would NOT help decrease your radiation dose?

Doubling your distance from source

Doubling the time using the source

Doubling the shielding between you and the source

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

CT scan

X-ray

MRI scan

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

Cleaning wounds

Stimulating blood supply

Extracting foreign bodies

#18. What is a verruca?

Bacterial infection

Viral infection

Fungal infection

#19. How long can a tapeworm grow in your intestine?

82 meters long

82 inches long

82 feet long

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

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-retrovirals

Antibiotics

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

To protect the scientists doing the work

To ensure the cells are sterile

To stop mutant cells escaping!

#22. How many lobes are lungs made of?

8

5

12

#23. What is formalin?

Liquid used to preserve tissue

Liquid used to cover tissue

Liquid used to colour tissue

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

Salmonella

Campylobacter

E. coli

#25. Where is a gastric ulcer found?

Arm

Nose

Stomach

#26. What is athletes foot is caused by?

Viral infection

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

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

Ixodes dammini

Tsetse fly

Anopheles mosquito

#28. What is the most appropriate magnification required for the microscopic analysis of thin blood smears for malaria diagnosis?

40x

100x

10x

#29. What is the daily reccomended intake of sugar for a child (aged 7-10)?

<19g

<24g

<29g

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

18

16

21

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