flukes

Question 1

flukes are part of what group of parasites

Answer 1

Metazoans

Question 2

Other names for trematoda

Answer 2

• Platyheminthes
• flatworms
• Digenean

Question 3

Types of trematodes

Answer 3

• INTESTINAL
• LIVER
• PANCREATIC
• LUNG
• BLOOD

Question 4

trematoda is greek for?

Answer 4

Perforated or with holes

Question 5

flukes are part of what order?

Answer 5

Digenea

Question 6

Digenea greek for:

Answer 6

Dis - double
Genos - race

Question 6

appearance of flukes

Answer 6

flat and leaf like

except Schistosomes

Question 7

Fluke have both male and female structures in them meaning they are?

Answer 7

hermaphrodites

except Schistosomes

Question 8

Describe the reproductive organs of flukes

Answer 8

Well developed

Question 9

Describe the eggs of flukes

Answer 9

operculated

except Schistosomes

Question 10

flukes have how many IH

Answer 10

2

except Schistosomes

Question 11

Schistosomes is greek for:

Answer 11

schitos - split
soma - body

Question 12

A typical, group-specific body wall that covers flukes through which an active uptake of nutrients regularly occurs

Answer 12

tegument

Question 13

_________ of any kind is always absent in flukes because it would hinder the feeding

Answer 13

cuticle

Question 14

MOT of flukes

Answer 14

Oral/Ingestion

except Schistosomes

Question 15

Infective Stage of flukes

Answer 15

Metacercaria

except Schistosomes

Question 16

Alimentary canal is _______

Answer 16

incomplete

Question 17

flukes release waste through the ______

Answer 17

tegument

Question 18

All possess ___ suckers

Answer 18

2

except H. heterophyes

Question 19

mehlis glands also known as?

Answer 19

Shell gland

Question 20

Surrounds the ootype of flukes and is a part of the female reproductive organ

Answer 20

mehlis glands

Question 21

Guides the ova out towards the passage ending in the uterus of flatworms

Answer 21

mehlis glands

Question 22

its secretion lubricates the passage of uterus through which ova move

Answer 22

mehlis glands

Question 23

It may play a part in eggshell formation

Answer 23

mehlis glands

Question 24

glands cells that secrete nutrient material which is included into egg capsules

Answer 24

vitellaria

Question 25

the worm’s muscular penis

Answer 25

cirrus

Question 26

a pouch near the animal’s head where the penis is retained when not in used

Answer 26

cirrus sac

Question 27

a structure that closes or covers an aperture (found in eggs)

Answer 27

operculum

Question 28

Diagnostic stage:

Answer 28

eggs or adults

Question 29

What kind of fluke is Fasciola hepatica

Answer 29

LIVER FLUKES

Question 30

Final host of Fasciola hepatica

Answer 30

• humans
• carabaos

Question 31

Fasciola hepatica

1st IH

Answer 31

• Lymnaea truncatula (Europe and North Asia)
• L. bulmoides (North America)
• L. tomentosa (Australia);
• Planorbidae

lymnaeid snails

Question 32

Fasciola hepatica

do they have shoulders

Answer 32

no

Question 33

Fasciola gigantica

common name

Answer 33

Tropical Liver Fluke

Question 34

Fasciola gigantica

when compared to Fasciola hepatica, the adult worm is ________

Answer 34

longer

Question 35

Fasciola gigantica

when compared to Fasciola hepatica, the shoulders are ________

Answer 35

less developed

Question 36

Fasciola gigantica

when compared to Fasciola hepatica, the cephalic cone is _________

Answer 36

shorter

Question 37

Fasciola gigantica

1st IH:

Answer 37

• L. auricularia (Asia)
• L. acuminata (Indian Subcontinent)
• L. natalensis (Africa)

Question 38

Snail host of liver flukes in the philippines

Answer 38

• L. philippinensis
• L. auricularia rubiginosa

Question 39

2nd IH of liver flukes in the philippines

Answer 39

• Ipomea obscura (morning glory or kangkong)
• Nasturtium officinale (watercress).