Transcript ABC of pathology quiz with answers

• antibiotics are used to
treat infections caused
by:
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. viruses
D. worms
• the brain weighs
approximately:
A. 500g
B. 900g
C. 1300g
D. 2000g
• which of the following is
not a single cell:
A. red blood cell
B. neuron (nerve cell)
C. ovum (egg)
D. hair
• how many people in the
UK have diabetes?
A.1 million
B.2 million
C.3 million
D.4 million
• what does the ‘E’ of
E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
B. Enterotoxic
C. Elephantine
D. Exotic
• what percentage of
pathologist work in
forensics?
A.1%
B.5%
C.10%
D.50%
• glucose is a sugar.
Which of the following is
also a sugar?
A. protein
B. fructose
C. amino acid
D. fat
• how many times does
the heart beat each day?
A. 10,000
B. 20,000
C. 50,000
D. 100,000
• which of the following
diseases is not part of
the MMR vaccination?
A.measles
B.mumps
C.meningitis
D.rubella
• what is the medical
name for the knee cap?
A.platysma
B.pipette
C.pertussis
D.patella
• which is not a function
of the kidneys?
A. digestion
B. hormone production
C. regulation of blood
pressure
D.excretion
• what colour are most
lab coats?
A.red
B.white
C.blue
D.green
• in which year were
cells first described
using a microscope?
A.1335
B.1545
C.1665
D.1785
• the doctors who
specialise in diseases of
the nervous system are
called:
A. neuronurses
B. neurones
C. neurodoctors
D. neuropathologists
• 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
• which of the following
foods should be avoided
during pregnancy?
A.pizza
B.unpasteurised cheese
C.chocolate
D.milk
• which is the biggest
pathology specialty?
A.haematology
B.microbiology
C.clinical biochemistry
D.histopathology
• what proportion of
cells in the body are red
blood cells?
A.0.5%
B.2.5%
C.25%
D.50%
• how many bones are
there in the adult
skeleton?
A.26
B.106
C.206
D.306
• what does the ‘O’ in
blood group O stand for?
A.zero
B.ohne (German for
‘without’)
C.outsize
D.ordinary
• which of the following is
not part of the uterus?
A.cervix
B.myometrium
C.ovary
D.endometrium
• which of these diseases
is not caused by a
virus?
A. tuberculosis
B. HIV
C. chicken pox
D. herpes
• which of the following
is not a white blood
cell?
A.eosinophil
B.neutrophil
C.platelet
D.lymphocyte
• members of which
medical specialty
interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology
• what sex
chromosomes does a
normal male have?
A. XX
B. XY
C. YY
D. XYX
• what animal is the
closest relative to
humans?
A.gorilla
B.orangutan
C.elephant
D.chimpanzee
• antibiotics are used to
treat infections caused
by:
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. viruses
D. worms
• antibiotics are used to
treat infections caused
by:
B. bacteria
• the brain weighs
approximately:
A. 500g
B. 900g
C. 1300g
D. 2000g
• the brain weighs
approximately:
C. 1300g
• which of the following is
not a single cell:
A. red blood cell
B. neuron (nerve cell)
C. ovum (egg)
D. hair
• which of the following is
not a single cell:
D. hair
• how many people in the
UK have diabetes?
A.1 million
B.2 million
C.3 million
D.4 million
• how many people in the
UK have diabetes?
C. 3 million
• what does the ‘E’ of
E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
B. Enterotoxic
C. Elephantine
D. Exotic
• what does the ‘E’ of
E.coli stand for?
A. Escherichia
• what percentage of
pathologist work in
forensics?
A.1%
B.5%
C.10%
D.50%
• what percentage of
pathologist work in
forensics?
A.1%
• glucose is a sugar.
Which of the following is
also a sugar?
A. protein
B. fructose
C. amino acid
D. fat
• glucose is a sugar.
Which of the following is
also a sugar?
B. fructose
• how many times does
the heart beat each day?
A. 10,000
B. 20,000
C. 50,000
D. 100,000
• how many times does
the heart beat each day?
D. 100,000
• which of the following
diseases is not part of
the MMR vaccination?
A.measles
B.mumps
C.meningitis
D.rubella
• which of the following
diseases is not part of
the MMR vaccination?
C. meningitis
• what is the medical
name for the knee cap?
A.platysma
B.pipette
C.pertussis
D.patella
• what is the medical
name for the knee cap?
D. patella
• which is not a function
of the kidneys?
A. digestion
B. hormone production
C. regulation of blood
pressure
D.excretion
• which is not a function
of the kidneys?
A. Digestion
• what colour are most
lab coats?
A.red
B.white
C.blue
D.green
• what colour are most
lab coats?
B. White
• in which year were
cells first described
using a microscope?
A.1335
B.1545
C.1665
D.1785
• in which year were
cells first described
using a microscope?
C. 1665
• the doctors who
specialise in diseases of
the nervous system are
called:
A. neuronurses
B. neurones
C. neurodoctors
D. neuropathologists
• the doctors who
specialise in diseases of
the nervous system are
called:
D. neuropathologists
• 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
• which of the following
facts about the ovum
(egg) is true?
A.eggs are bigger than sperm
• which of the following
foods should be avoided
during pregnancy?
A.pizza
B.unpasteurised cheese
C.chocolate
D.milk
• which of the following
foods should be avoided
during pregnancy?
B. unpasteurised cheese
• which is the biggest
pathology specialty?
A.haematology
B.microbiology
C.clinical biochemistry
D.histopathology
• which is the biggest
pathology specialty?
D. histopathology
• what proportion of
cells in the body are red
blood cells?
A.0.5%
B.2.5%
C.25%
D.50%
• what proportion of
cells in the body are red
blood cells?
C. 25%
• how many bones are
there in the adult
skeleton?
A.26
B.106
C.206
D.306
• how many bones are
there in the adult
skeleton?
B. 206
• what does the ‘O’ in
blood group O stand for?
A.zero
B.ohne (German for
‘without’)
C.outsize
D.ordinary
• what does the ‘O’ in
blood group O stand for?
B. ohne (German for
‘without’)
• which of the following is
not part of the uterus?
A.cervix
B.myometrium
C.ovary
D.endometrium
• which of the following is
not part of the uterus?
C. ovary
• which of these diseases
is not caused by a
virus?
A. tuberculosis
B. HIV
C. chicken pox
D. herpes
• which of these diseases
is not caused by a
virus?
A.Tuberculosis
• which of the following
is not a white blood
cells?
A.eosinophil
B.neutrophil
C.platelet
D.lymphocyte
• which of the following
is not a white blood
cell?
C. platelet
• members of which
medical specialty
interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology
• members of which
medical specialty
interpret X-rays?
A. surgery
B. pathology
C. urology
D. radiology
• what sex
chromosomes does a
normal male have?
A. XX
B. XY
C. YY
D. XYX
• what sex
chromosomes does a
normal male have?
B. XY
• what animal is the
closest relative to
humans?
A.gorilla
B.orangutan
C.elephant
D.chimpanzee
• what animal is the
closest relative to
humans?
D. chimpanzee