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!

Results

#1. 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

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

Glucagon

Glucose

Insulin

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

Anopheles mosquito

Tsetse fly

Ixodes dammini

#4. Which drug would be safe to give a patient with a penicillin allergy?

Amoxicillin

Penicillin V

Clarithromycin

#5. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates?

Cellulose

Glass

Biodegradable Polymers produced by bacteria

#6. What is a buddy button used for?

Measuring the width of your belly button

Switch for powered chair controls

Calling for help

#7. Where is a gastric ulcer found?

Nose

Stomach

Arm

#8. What is athletes foot is caused by?

Bacterial infection

Fungal infection

Viral infection

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

A 2 week holiday in Cornwall

A chest X-ray

An 8hr trans-atlantic flight

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

Cria

Larvae

Nymphs

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

E. coli

Salmonella

Campylobacter

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

Attenuated

Hybrid

Passive

#13. What are Polyhydroxyalkanoates soluble in?

Water

Chloroform

Salt water

#14. What is the aorta?

Major blood vessel entering the heart

Major vein

Major blood vessel leaving the heart

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

Stomach

Lungs

Skin

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

40x

100x

10x

#17. 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

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

Coronary heart disease

Glucomaxima

Diabetes

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

Microscope

Stethoscope

Endoscope

#20. What does CPAP stand for?

Critical Pulmonary Arterial Pressure

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Constant Pressure Applied to the Patient

#21. 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

#22. What is a gene?

A chromosome

A pair of fashionable casual trousers in denim

A sequence of nucleotides that code for the order of units used to build up a biological molecule

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

Plasma

Red blood cells

White blood cells

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

Faeces and stools

Faeces and recliners

Foetuses and stools

#25. Skulls: Which feature is NOT something that would specifically suggest that the animal is a predator?

Forward facing eyes

Large, sharp canines

Small brain cavity

#26. 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

#27. What does EPIOC stand for in the world of wheelchairs?

Elastic Pull In Osteo-Correlation

Extent of Push In Outside Chair

Electric Powered Indoor Outdoor Chair

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

#29. How many lobes are lungs made of?

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