ENTAMOEBA GINGIVALIS

Question 1

Motility (T)

Answer 1

Active, varying pseudopod appearance

Question 1

Number of nuclei (T)

Answer 1

One

Question 2

Karyosome (T)

Answer 2

Centrally located

Question 3

Peripheral chromatin (T)

Answer 3

Fine and evenly distributed

Question 4

Cytoplasm (T)

Answer 4

Finely granular

Question 5

Cytoplasmic inclusions (T)

Answer 5

• Leukocytes
• Epithelial cells
• Bacteria

Question 6

E. gingivalis, as the name implies, typically lives around the ___________ of the teeth in the tartar and_____________ of unhealthy mouths

Answer 6

gum line, gingival pockets

Question 7

E. gingivalis trophozoites have been
known to inhabit________________ and ______________.

Answer 7

tonsillar crypts, bronchial mucus

Question 8

E. gingivalis trophozoites have also been
recovered in vaginal and cervical specimens
from women who are using ___________________.

Answer 8

intrauterine devices (IUDs)

Question 9

Infections of E. gingivalis are contracted via __________________ (kissing) and droplet contamination, which may be transmitted through contaminated drinking utensils.

Answer 9

mouth-to-mouth