FLIARIAE

Question 1

These are blood and tissue inhabiting nematodes

Answer 1

Filarial worms

Question 2

What are needed for the transmission of the infection in filarial worms?

Answer 2

Female larviparous or viviparous and insect vector

Question 3

What does larviparous/viviparous means?

Answer 3

Has larvae

Question 4

What does oviparous means?

Answer 4

Lays egg in UNSEGMENTED (unembryonated)

Question 5

Ovoviparous/viviparous means?

Answer 5

Lays eggs in segmented stage (embryonated)

Question 6

Defined as the time and day whereby blood contains abundant number of micrifilariae, as compared to other hours is called?

Answer 6

Periodicity

Question 7

Periodicity term that occurs at night

Answer 7

nocturnal

Question 8

Periodicity term that occurs during the day

Answer 8

diurnal

Question 9

Periodicity timing of occurrences not clear-cut

Answer 9

subperiodic

Question 10

No periodicity at all

Answer 10

non-periodic

Question 11

It is the presence or absence of a delicate transparent covering

Answer 11

Sheathed and Unsheathed

Question 12

It appears creamy white and assume a threadlike appearance

Answer 12

Adult worms

Question 13

Males may measure from __ to ___ mm in length, which is often half that of typical adult females

Answer 13

20 to 500 mm

Question 14

T or F: Females are half bigger in size–than male worms

Answer 14

True

Question 15

First stage of larvae

Answer 15

L1

Question 16

Second stage of larvae

Answer 16

L2

Question 17

Third stage of larvae

Answer 17

L3

Question 18

What the the 2 morphological forms of Filariae?

Answer 18

1. The distribution of nuclei is found within the tip of the tail
2. Presence or absence of sheath