Worms
Another word for worm is ________.
What is “helminth”?
Adult tapeworms are divided into regions. The __________ is comprised by a variety of structures that are used for holding on to the host. (Hint: there are two names.)
What is the scolex or holdfast?
__________ is the general term for a larval tapeworm.
What is metacestode?
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________ ________ is the intermediate stage of the Echinococcus spp.
What is a hydatid cyst?
Drugs used for worm treatment are __________.
What are “anthelmintics”?
In the neck, the region of cell divisions gives rise to ________. (Hint: fancy word for segments.)
What are proglottids?
Larva present in the eggs of tapeworms are called ________. (Hint: there are two names.)
What is an oncosphere or hexacanth embryo?
The clinical disease Cysticercosis is caused by the presence of cysticeri in the __________.
What is the CNS?
Echinococcus granulosus has a __________ hydatid cyst.
What is unilocular?
This metabolically active cellular structure located on surface of worms can absorb and secrete materials.
What is tegument?
Tapeworms contain a digestive tract. (T or F)
False, tapeworms have no digestive tract.
Members of the Taeniidae family typically have ________ as intermediate hosts.
What are vertebrates?
Clinical signs such as headaches, confusion, and siezures, often develop when...
A) the cysts die which results in inflammation
B) when the cyst hatches and releases trophozoites
C) the cyst is not infectious and therefore does not cause disease
A) the cysts die which results in inflammation
The clinical disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus in humans is called ________ ________.
What is cystic echinococcosis or CE?
Most Platyhelminthes are monoecious which means...
They have both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual. Syn: hermaphrodite
Reproductively speaking, essentially all tapeworms are __________. (Hint: they can reproduce sexually or asexually.)
What are hermaphrodites?
Name one of the two important forms of metacestode (larva) in the Taeniidae family.
What is cysticercus or hydatid?
Cysticercosis is endemic to all of the following regions except:
A) Africa
B) Australia
C) Asia
D) Latin America
B) Australia
Echinococcus multilocularis resides in the northern temperate zone such as the US, Canada, and central Europe. The metacestode form of this organism's life cycle is a ________ ________.
What is an alveolar/multilocular cyst?
The common name for class Cestoda is _________ and the common name for class Trematoda is ______.
What are tapeworms and flukes?
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Define the term gravid.
When the segment of a tapeworm contains fully developed eggs.
Cysticerci typically form in this part of the body in cows. (Hint: measly beef)
What is muscle?
________ is the inner membrane of cysts that buds scolices (called protoscolices).
What is coenurus?
The clinical disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis in humans is called ________ ________.
What is alveolar echinococcosis or AE?