Flagella laboratory Flashcards
1
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Description for G. lamblia troph
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- Rounded anteriorly and tapering at the posterior end (pearshaped)
- Bilaterally symmetrical
-resembles old man’s eyeglass - with sucking disc
2
Q
How many pairs of flagella have?
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4 pairs (8 flagella)
3
Q
motility of g. lamblia troph
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falling leaf motiin
4
Q
g. lamblia no. of nuclei troph
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binucleated (2) central
5
Q
descrip of g. lamblia cyst
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oval, double walled organism
6
Q
g lamblia cyst no. of nuclei?
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2-4 nuclei
7
Q
Diagnosis of giardia lamblia
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Stool examination
8
Q
Chilomastix mesnili trophozoite description:
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- Asymmetrically pearshaped
- w/ very prominent spiral groove( mouth part)
-w/cytosome (not visible unless OIO)
9
Q
chilomastix mesnili: how many flagella?
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3
10
Q
motility of chilomastix mesnili?
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corkscrew movement
11
Q
No. of nuclei of chilomastix mesnili
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mononucleated (1)
12
Q
chilomastix mesnili cyst descript.
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- Lemon shaped cyst
- With nipple-like projection
13
Q
No. of nuclei in d. fragilis?
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binucleated (2) with fragmented karyosome (granules)
14
Q
locomotory organelle for d. fragilis troph?
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blunt pseudopodia
15
Q
motility of d. fragilis?
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sluggish, nondirectional
