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

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

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

4. how many people in the UK have diabetes? A.1 million B.2 million C.3 million D.4 million

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

6. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics? A.1% B.5% C.10% D.50%

7. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar? A. protein B. fructose C. amino acid D. fat

8. how many times does the heart beat each day? A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 50,000 D. 100,000

9. which of the following diseases is not part of the MMR vaccination? A.measles B.mumps C.meningitis D.rubella

10. what is the medical name for the knee cap? A.platysma B.pipette C.pertussis D.patella

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

12. what colour are most lab coats? A.red B.white C.blue D.green

13. in which year were cells first described using a microscope? A.1335 B.1545 C.1665 D.1785

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

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

16. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy? A.pizza B.unpasteurised cheese C.chocolate D.milk

17. which is the biggest pathology specialty? A.haematology B.microbiology C.clinical biochemistry D.histopathology

18. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells? A.0.5% B.2.5% C.25% D.50%

19. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton? A.26 B.106 C.206 D.306

20. what does the ‘O’ in blood group O stand for? A.zero B.ohne (German for ‘without’) C.outsize D.ordinary

21. which of the following is not part of the uterus? A.cervix B.myometrium C.ovary D.endometrium

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

23. which of the following is not a white blood cell? A.eosinophil B.neutrophil C.platelet D.lymphocyte

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

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

26. what animal is the closest relative to humans? A.gorilla B.orangutan C.elephant D.chimpanzee

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

28. antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by: B. bacteria

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

30. the brain weighs approximately: C. 1300g

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

32. which of the following is not a single cell: D. hair

33. how many people in the UK have diabetes? A.1 million B.2 million C.3 million D.4 million

34. how many people in the UK have diabetes? C. 3 million

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

36. what does the ‘E’ of E.coli stand for? A. Escherichia

37. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics? A.1% B.5% C.10% D.50%

38. what percentage of pathologist work in forensics? A.1%

39. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar? A. protein B. fructose C. amino acid D. fat

40. glucose is a sugar. Which of the following is also a sugar? B. fructose

41. how many times does the heart beat each day? A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 50,000 D. 100,000

42. how many times does the heart beat each day? D. 100,000

43. which of the following diseases is not part of the MMR vaccination? A.measles B.mumps C.meningitis D.rubella

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

45. what is the medical name for the knee cap? A.platysma B.pipette C.pertussis D.patella

46. what is the medical name for the knee cap? D. patella

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

48. which is not a function of the kidneys? A. Digestion

49. what colour are most lab coats? A.red B.white C.blue D.green

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

51. in which year were cells first described using a microscope? A.1335 B.1545 C.1665 D.1785

52. in which year were cells first described using a microscope? C. 1665

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

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

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

56. which of the following facts about the ovum (egg) is true? A.eggs are bigger than sperm

57. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy? A.pizza B.unpasteurised cheese C.chocolate D.milk

58. which of the following foods should be avoided during pregnancy? B. unpasteurised cheese

59. which is the biggest pathology specialty? A.haematology B.microbiology C.clinical biochemistry D.histopathology

60. which is the biggest pathology specialty? D. histopathology

61. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells? A.0.5% B.2.5% C.25% D.50%

62. what proportion of cells in the body are red blood cells? C. 25%

63. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton? A.26 B.106 C.206 D.306

64. how many bones are there in the adult skeleton? B. 206

65. what does the ‘O’ in blood group O stand for? A.zero B.ohne (German for ‘without’) C.outsize D.ordinary

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

67. which of the following is not part of the uterus? A.cervix B.myometrium C.ovary D.endometrium

68. which of the following is not part of the uterus? C. ovary

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

70. which of these diseases is not caused by a virus? A.Tuberculosis

71. which of the following is not a white blood cells? A.eosinophil B.neutrophil C.platelet D.lymphocyte

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

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

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

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

76. what sex chromosomes does a normal male have? B. XY

77. what animal is the closest relative to humans? A.gorilla B.orangutan C.elephant D.chimpanzee

78. what animal is the closest relative to humans? D. chimpanzee