cesstodes

Question 1

Unlike with nematodes, cestodes do not have:

Answer 1

digestive system

Question 2

Recovery of which part of the cestode ensures effectiveness of therapy?

Answer 2

gravid proglottids

Question 3

Which of the following terms or statements INCORRECTLY describes Cestodes?

a. hermaphrodite
b. have hexacanth embryos
c. dorsoventrally flattened
d. vascular
e. dioecious

Answer 3

vascular

Question 4

what is the role of the large predatory fishes in the life cycle of D. latum?

Answer 4

paratenic host

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Pseudophyllideans?

a. involve more than 1 intermediate hosts
b. undergo apolysis
c. have genital pores situated in the middle of the body
d. have slit like grooves
e. have non-branching uterus

Answer 5

b. undergo apolysis

Question 6

what is the other term for the plerocercoid larva?

Answer 6

sparganum larva

Question 6

what is the other term for the plerocercoid larva?

Answer 6

sparganum larva

Question 7

what is the infective stage of Spirometra to humans?

Answer 7

plerocercoid larva & procercoid larva

Question 8

3 stages of d. latum larva:

Answer 8

1. coracidium
2. procercoid larva
3. plerocercoid larva

Question 9

scolex of d. latum?

Answer 9

has 2 slit-like grooves called bothria

Question 10

type of anemia that causes Diphyllobothriasis

Answer 10

Bothricephalus anemia

megaloblastic hyperchromic

Question 11

disease u can acquire when u ingest an infected Cyclops with procercoid
stage

Answer 11

human sparganosis

Question 12

taenia solium:

common name:
diagnostic stage: 
infective stage:
definitive host:
intermediate host:
habitat:
autoinfection:
most affected organ? and it can cause?
treatment:

Answer 12

common name: pork tapeworm/ armed tapeworm
diagnostic stage: gravid proglottid or embryonated eggs
infective stage: cysticercus cellulosae
definitive host: man
intermediate host: pig 
habitat: small intestine
autoinfection: yes
most affected organ: brain 
and it can cause: neurocysticercosis
treatment: praziquantel

Question 13

sino shorter:

solium or saginata?

Answer 13

solium oy

Question 14

how many uterine branches in solium?

Answer 14

7-13 UTERINE LATERAL branches

Question 15

outer covering of the embryo

Answer 15

embryophore

Question 16

diagnostic specimen for the diagnosis of Cysticercosis

Answer 16

CSF fluid analysis

Question 17

Taenia saginata

common name:
diagnostic stage: 
infective stage:
definitive host:
intermediate host:
autoinfection:
treatment:

Answer 17

common name: beef tapeworm/ unarmed tapeworm
diagnostic stage: unembryonated egg or gravid proglottid
infective stage: cysticercus bovis
definitive host: man
intermediate host: cattle or cows
autoinfection: no
treatment: praziquantel

Question 18

dipyllidium caninum

common name:
diagnostic stage: 
infective stage:
definitive host:
intermediate host:
habitat:
autoinfection:
treatment:

Answer 18

common name: double-pored tapeworm
diagnostic stage: Gravid proglottid or eggs
infective stage: cysticercoid larva
definitive host: Humans, dogs and cats
intermediate host: Flea 
- Ctenocephalides canis – dog flea
- Ctenocephalides felis – cat flea
autoinfection: no
treatment: praziquantel

Question 19

hymenolepis nana

common name:
diagnostic stage: 
infective stage:
definitive host:
intermediate host:
habitat:
autoinfection:
treatment:

Answer 19

common name: dwarf tapeworm
diagnostic stage: gravid proglottid/embryonated egg
infective stage: cystecercoid larva
definitive host: human and rat
intermediate host: rice and flour beetle
habitat: small intestine
autoinfection: yes
treatment: praziquantel

Question 20

has a globular head with unarmed rostellum

Answer 20

hymenolepis diminuta

Question 21

has a round head without rostellum and hooklets

Answer 21

taenia saginata

Question 22

4 acetabula with 2 rows of hooks

Answer 22

taenia solium

Question 23

has a rostellum in their cysticercus

Answer 23

t. solium

Question 24

rose thorn-shaped scolex

Answer 24

dipyllidium caninum