exercise 3 Flashcards
Giardia lamblia size and shape (troph and cyst)
9.5-2 um
Bilaterally symmetrical pear-shaped, Ovoid/football
Chilomastix mesnili size and shape (troph and cyst)
6-20 um
Asymmetric pear, Lemon shaped with nipple- like protuberance
Trichomonas hominis size and shape
5-14 um
Pyriform
D. fragilis size and shape
3-22 um
Irregular
Trichomonas vaginalis size and shape
7-23 um
Pyriform
Leishmania donovani size and shape
2-3 um
Ovoid
Giardia lamblia # nucleus
Troph: 2
Cyst: 1-4
Chilomastix mesnili # nucleus
Troph & cyst: 1
T. hominis # nucleus
1
T. vag # nucleus
1
D. frag # nucleus
2
Giardia lamblia # flagella
4 thin, thread-like filaments
Chilomastix mesnili # flagella
3 anterior, rarely seen
T. hominis # flagella
3-5 anteriorly, 1 at undulating membrane
T. vag # flagella
4 anterior, 5th along undulating membrane
D. frag # flagella
None