Cestodes questions book Flashcards
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Cestodes possess an attachment organ known as
the strobila.
b. Immature segments do not have fully developed organs and are found near the middle of the
chain.
c. The gravid proglottids are located in the terminal end of the chain and are usually filled with eggs.
d. Cestodes are also known as flatworms.
c. The gravid proglottids are located in the terminal end of the chain and are usually filled with eggs.
Members of order Pseudophyllidea differ from those belonging to order Cyclophyllidea in that:
a. They possess a digestive system.
b. They have four cup-shaped suckers on the scolex.
c. They have different numbers of segments.
d. Their eggs are operculated.
d. Their eggs are operculated
D. latus may cause anemia in the host from a deficiency in ____.
a. Iron
b. Vitamin B12
c. Niacin
d. Vitamin B6
b. Vitamin B12
One distinguishing feature of D. latus is:
a. An armed rostellum
b. Polar filaments on the oncosphere
c. Rosette-shaped uterus
d. Radially striated shell
c. Rosette-shaped uterus
Which of the ff. causes Sparganosis?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Echinococcus
d. Spirometra
e. Multiceps multiceps
d. Spirometra
Which of the ff. causes Coenurus disease?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Echinococcus
d. Spirometra
e. Multiceps multiceps
e. Multiceps multiceps
Which of the ff. causes Cysticercosis?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Echinococcus
d. Spirometra
e. Multiceps multiceps
a. Taenia solium
Which of the ff. causes Hydatid disease?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Echinococcus
d. Spirometra
e. Multiceps multiceps
c. Echinococcus
Which Taenia species is capable of causing cysticercosis?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Both A & B
d. All Taenia species may cause cysticercosis.
a. Taenia solium
Which Taenia species does NOT have hooks on its rostellum?
a. T. solium
b. T. saginata
c. Both A & B
d. All Taenia species lack hooks on their rostellum.
b. Taenia saginata
T. saginata usually has how many primary uterine branches?
a. 15 to 20
b. 35 to 45
c. 7 to 13
d. 20 to 25
a. 15 to 20
What species of Echinococcus is/are capable of causing hydatid disease in humans?
a. E. granulosus
b. E. multilocularis
c. E. vogeli
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Eggs of E. granulosus are similar to the eggs of what other species of tapeworms?
a. Taenia
b. Hymenolepis
c. Diphyllobothrium
d. None of the above
a. Taenia
The commonly used therapy for treatment of hydatid cysts is known as:
a. RACE
b. PASS
c. PAIR
d. TORCH
c. PAIR
Which tapeworm possesses a scolex with a retractile rostellum and circles of hooks?
a. D. caninum
b. H. nana
c. M. multiceps
d. D. latus
a. Dipylidium caninum
