Aphasmid Flashcards
Has a single ovary in the posterior part of the body
T. Spiralis
In T. Spiralis where do you find their vulva?
Anterior fifth
T. Spiralis: oviparoudps or larviparous
Larviparous
Can live for 30 days which capable of producing
1500 larvae or more in her life time
MALES
1.5mmx0.04mm
posterior end: ventrally curved with two lobular caudal appendages
it has a single testis located near the posterior part of the body Joined in the mid-body by the genital tube
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Can live for 30 days which capable of producing
1500 larvae or more in her life time
T. spiralis female
it has a single testis located near the posterior part of the body
T.spiralis male
Joined in the mid-body by the genital tube which extends up to the cloaca
T. Spiralis
Has a 1 pair of caudal appendages and two pairs of papillae
T. spiralis: Cloaca
Main habitat of t spiralis
Small intestine
Skeletal muscle (larva)
Final host of t spiralis
Hogs, rats, man
Accidental host of t spiralis
Man
Infective stage of t spiralis
Encysted larvae
Life cycle of t spiralis
Blind alley cycle
What requires Requires 2 hosts in order to complete the life cycle
T. spiralis
What kind of cycle Requires 2 hosts in order to complete the life cycle
Blind alley cycle
Dead en in infection
Human
This is where t spiralis travel up to the muscle
Circulation
T. Spiralis Phase: Usually seen in the first week of infections
Intestinal phase
Phase t,
It is a tiny nematode that resides in small intestine of humans
and the esophagus has rolls of secretory cells called
stichocytes.
cAPILLARIA PHILIPPINENSIS