2. antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by:
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. viruses
D. worms

3. the brain weighs approximately:
A. 500g
B. 900g
C. 1300g
D. 2000g

4. which of the following is not a single cell:
A. red blood cell
B. neuron (nerve cell)
C. ovum (egg)
D. hair

5. how many people in the UK have diabetes?
1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million

6. what does the ‘E’ of E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
B. Enterotoxic
C. Elephantine
D. Exotic

7. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics?1% 5%
10%
50%

8. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar?
protein
fructose
amino acid
fat

9. how many times does the heart beat each day?

10. which of the following diseases is not part of the MMR vaccination?
measles
mumps
meningitis
rubella

11. what is the medical name for the knee cap?
platysma
pipette
pertussis
patella

12. which is not a function of the kidneys?
A. digestion
B. hormone production
C. regulation of blood pressure
D.excretion

13. what colour are most lab coats?
red
white
blue
green

14. in which year were cells first described using a microscope?
1335
1545
1665
1785

15. the doctors who specialise in diseases of the nervous system are called:
A. neuronurses
B. neurones
C. neurodoctors
D. neuropathologists

16. which of the following facts about the ovum (egg) is true?
eggs are bigger than sperm
eggs are made in the uterus
eggs are made during puberty
eggs are made by men and women

17. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy?
pizza
unpasteurised cheese
chocolate
milk

18. which is the biggest pathology specialty?
haematology
microbiology
clinical biochemistry
histopathology

19. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells?
0.5%
2.5%
25%
50%

20. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton?26
106
206
306

21. what does the ‘O’ in blood group O stand for?
zero
ohne (German for ‘without’)
outsize
ordinary

22. • Which of the following is part of the uterus?
A.cervix
B.fallopian tube
C.ovary
D.endometrium

23. which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?
A. tuberculosis
B. HIV
C. chicken pox
D. herpes

24. which of the following is not a white blood cell?
eosinophil
neutrophil
platelet
lymphocyte

25. members of which medical specialty interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology

26. what sex chromosomes does a normal male have?
A. XX
B. XY
C. YY
D. XYX

27. what animal is the closest relative to humans?
gorilla
orangutan
elephant
chimpanzee

28. antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by:
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. viruses
D. worms

29. antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by:
B. bacteria
Antibiotics only work against bacteria, not viruses or other infective organisms.
This is why there’s no point taking antibiotics if you’ve got a cold or flu.
Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them might do more harm than good – they have side effects, or bacteria might become resistant

30. the brain weighs approximately:
A. 500g
B. 900g
C. 1300g
D. 2000g

31. the brain weighs approximately:
C. 1300g

32. which of the following is not a single cell:
A. red blood cell
B. neuron (nerve cell)
C. ovum (egg)
D. hair

33. which of the following is not a single cell:
D. hair
Hair is made of many cells. The shaft, the part of the hair that can be seen, is mostly made of dead, keratinised cells.
Neurons are very long but are single cells.

34. how many people in the UK have diabetes?
1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million

35. how many people in the UK have diabetes?
D. 4 million
Around 4 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes but there are many more who don’t know that they’ve got the disease. he number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled in the last twenty years, according to new analysis released by Diabetes UK in Feb The new figures show that there are now almost 3.7 million people living with a diagnosis of the condition in the UK, an increase of 1.9 million since 1998.

36. what does the ‘E’ of E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
B. Enterotoxic
C. Elephantine
D. Exotic

37. what does the ‘E’ of E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
E.Coli is named after German paediatrician Thomas Escherich, who first discovered the bacterium in human faeces in 1885.

38. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics?1% 5%
10%
50%

39. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics?1%
Although forensics is the pathology specialty shown most often on television, it’s actually one of the smallest pathology specialties.

40. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar?
protein
fructose
amino acid
fat

41. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar?
B. fructose
Fructose is the sugar that makes fruit sweet.

42. how many times does the heart beat each day?

43. how many times does the heart beat each day?
70 beats per minute x 60 minutes per hour x 24 hours per day = 100,800

44. which of the following diseases is not part of the MMR vaccination?
measles
mumps
meningitis
rubella

45. which of the following diseases is not part of the MMR vaccination?
C. meningitis

46. what is the medical name for the knee cap?
platysma
pipette
pertussis
patella

47. what is the medical name for the knee cap?
D. patella
Platysma = a muscle in the neck
Pipette = instrument for measuring liquids
Pertussis = whooping cough

48. which is not a function of the kidneys?
A. digestion
B. hormone production
C. regulation of blood pressure
D.excretion

49. which is not a function of the kidneys?
A. Digestion
The kidney has many roles but it is not involved in digestion – that is the role of the gut.

50. what colour are most lab coats?
red
white
blue
green

51. what colour are most lab coats?
B. White

52. in which year were cells first described using a microscope?
1335
1545
1665
1785

53. in which year were cells first described using a microscope?
Robert Hooke described cells for the first time in He examined a piece of cork with an early microscope.

54. the doctors who specialise in diseases of the nervous system are called:
A. neuronurses
B. neurones
C. neurodoctors
D. neuropathologists

55. the doctors who specialise in diseases of the nervous system are called:
D. neuropathologists

56. which of the following facts about the ovum (egg) is true?
eggs are bigger than sperm
eggs are made in the uterus
eggs are made during puberty
eggs are made by men and women

57. which of the following facts about the ovum (egg) is true?
eggs are bigger than sperm
Eggs are much bigger than sperm.
They are made in the ovary
They are made in utero – baby girls are born with all the eggs they will ever make.
Only women make eggs.

58. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy?
pizza
unpasteurised cheese
chocolate
milk

59. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy?
B. unpasteurised cheese
Unpasteurised cheese might contain Listeria, a bacterium that is harmful to unborn babies.

60. which is the biggest pathology specialty?
haematology
microbiology
clinical biochemistry
histopathology

61. which is the biggest pathology specialty?
D. histopathology
Haem = 18%
Micro = 13%
Clin bio = 10%
Histo = c.40%

62. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells?
0.5%
2.5%
25%
50%

63. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells?
Over 2 million red blood cells are produced every second.

64. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton?26
106
206
306

65. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton?

66. what does the ‘O’ in blood group O stand for?
zero
ohne (German for ‘without’)
outsize
ordinary

67. what does the ‘O’ in blood group O stand for?
B. ohne (German for ‘without’)
Groups A and B were described first. O was blood that was ‘without’ either A or B antigens.

68. • Which of the following is part of the uterus?
A.cervix
B.fallopian tube
C.ovary
D.endometrium

69. • Which of the following is part of the uterus?
D.endometrium
Cervix = neck of womb/uterus
Myometrium = muscle of uterus wall
Ovary = separate organ
Endometrium = lining of uterus

70. which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?
A. tuberculosis
B. HIV
C. chicken pox
D. herpes

71. which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?
Tuberculosis
TB is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

72. which of the following is not a white blood cells?
eosinophil
neutrophil
platelet
lymphocyte

73. which of the following is not a white blood cell?
C. platelet

74. members of which medical specialty interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology

75. members of which medical specialty interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology
Surgery = treating disease by removing it with a knife
Pathology = the study of disease – pathologists diagnose disease
Urology = doctors who specialise in treatment of disorders of the male genitourinary tract

76. what sex chromosomes does a normal male have?
A. XX
B. XY
C. YY
D. XYX

77. what sex chromosomes does a normal male have?
B. XY
XX = normal female

78. what animal is the closest relative to humans?
gorilla
orangutan
elephant
chimpanzee

79. what animal is the closest relative to humans?
D. chimpanzee
Humans and chimps share over 90% of their DNA.
They share a common ancestor, having split 4-6 million years ago.