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Arthropods Flashcards

1
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Causes scabies

A

Sarcoptes scabiei

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2
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The leading edge of insect wings

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Costa

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3
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This type, as exemplified by houseflies is adapted for sucking up liquid or readily soluble foods

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Sponging mouthparts

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4
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external openings of the respiratory system

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spiracles

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5
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also known as crab lice which infest on coarse hair in the pubic area

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Pubic Lice (Phthirus pubis)

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6
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Head lice eggs

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Nits

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7
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Arthropods that are aquatic in nature

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Class Crustacea

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8
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Arthropods that are both aquatic and terrestrial in nature

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Class Arachnida

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9
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excretory organ of insects

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Malphigian tubules

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10
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These are membranous extensions of the body wall and consists of an upper and lower layer.

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Wings

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11
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This is released by the head lice eggs

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Nymph

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12
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This is the most important vector of malaria in the Philippines

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Anopheles flavirostris

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13
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colorless insect blood

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hemolymph

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14
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Adult lice can live up to how many days on a person’s head?

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30 days

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15
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There are two types of eyes occur in insects namely: single and compound. Which of this are usually very large, round, or kidney shaped?

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Compound

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16
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consists of insects described as “cone-nosed” because they have narrow, pointed, cone-shaped heads

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Order Hemiptera

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17
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A kind of vector that undergoes multiplication, propagation, and development inside the arthropod’s body

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Biological vector

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18
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In this type of metamorphosis, the young resembles that adults except for the smaller size and sexual immaturity

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Gradual/Incomplete

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19
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number of legs of Arachnidas

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4 pairs

20
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number of antennae of Crustaceans

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2 pairs

21
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Head louse:
Body Louse:

A

Head louse: P.h. capitis
Body Louse: P.h humanus

22
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Part of the insect which bears the eyes, antennae, and the mouthparts

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Head

23
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refers to the change in structure of an arthropod that occurs during the period of development

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Metamorphosis

24
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posterior part of the esophagus that serves as an area for temporary storage of food

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crop

25
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Mandibles and maxillae are of chewing type and are used for grasping prey or molding wax

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Chewing-lapping mouthparts

26
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Human body louse

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Pediculus humanus

27
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One of the special mechanisms of arthropods which is primarily a nitrogenous polysaccharide that makes the integument impervious to water

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Chitinized exoskeleton

28
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Human flea

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Pulex irritans

29
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This is the second main body region of insects which is connected to the head by the neck or cervix

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Thorax

30
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Number of molts until nymphs mature

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Nymphs mature after three molts

31
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a small valve-like openings where hemolymph flows

A

ostia

32
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Membranous-winged arthropods

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Order Hymenoptera

33
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Treatment for head lice

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Benzene hexachloride

34
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Class of centipedes

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Class Chilopodia

35
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The entire structure of this mouthpart type is called the proboscis

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Piercing-sucking mouthparts

36
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Diagnosis of this parasite is made by the characteristic rash and by smearing black ink on the skin

A

Scabies mites

37
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The vectors of Bancroftian filiariasis in the Ph

A

Aedes poecilus

38
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Three major regions of the body an insect

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head, thorax, abdomen

39
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The outer surface of the compound eye is composed of these small six-sided lenses called

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facets

(Active flying insects have many facets while walking types have fewer)

40
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What class do crabs, crayfish, and copepods belonged?

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Class Crustacea

41
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Primarily known as the “tiger mosquito” which is the vector of dengue in Ph

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Aedes aegypti

42
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entire body cavity

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hemocoel

43
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Known as jigger, chigger, or sand flea

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Tunga penetrans

44
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A type of insect mouthparts which use their mouthparts to grind solid food. Examples are cockroaches and silverfish

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Chewing mountains

45
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These mosquitoes are exophagic and exophilic wherein the peak of biting is observed at 1:00 am to 2:00 am

A

Mansonia

46
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fingerlike processes in the insect abdomen which are more conspicuous in females

A

cerci

47
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In this type of metamorphosis, there is a great difference between the immature stages and adults

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