Helminthes study guide number 2 Flashcards
Microscopic, multicellular eukaryotic worms. Many of which are pathogenic
Helminthes
Each worm has both sex organs
Monocious
Male and female sex organs in different worms
Dioecious
Parasite Helminthes divided into 3 groups
Cestodes
Trematodes
Nematodes
Phylum Platyhelminthes; Class Cestoda include
Cestodes Teania Saginata Taenia Solium Echinococcus granulosus Diphyllobothrium Latum
Cestodes are _________ animals
Acoelomate
Cestodes are composed of Scolex and a body these can be defined as
Scolex-Like a head; has hooks at the top to attach to tissues (No mouth)
Body-Is flat and long; made of proglottid; has both sexes inside
Mature are found in cestoda; these can be defined as
(Middle proglottid) working reproductive structures
Gravid are found in cestoda; theses can be defined as
(End of proglottid) filed with fertilized eggs, ready to infect new host; Gravid proglottids break off, pass through feces
Teania saginata is also known as
Beef tapeworm
What is the definitive host of the Teania Saginata
Humans
Life cycle of the Teania saginata
- Humans are the definitive Host
- Humans shed eggs and egg filled proglottids
- Cows eat the eggs (Alternate Host)
- Eggs hatch in the cow and become immature larvae called cysticercus
Taenia Solium is also known as
Pork Tapeworm
Taenia Solium is made of __________ and pass them via _________.
Proglottids
Fecal Matter
What is the definitive host for the Taenia Solium
Humans
Echinococcus granulosus is also known as the
Dog tapework
The echinococcus granulosus has only ____ proglottids
3
Who is the definitive host of the Echinococcus Granulosus
The Dog
Life Cycle of the Echinococcus Granulosus
- The adult lives in the intestines of the dog
- Sheds eggs (poop) and herbivores eat the eggs
Occasionally humans can ingest food contaminated by dog feces and ingest larvae which forms ________.
Hydatid cysts
Diphyllobothrium Latum is also known as the
Fish Tape Worm
Who is the definitive host of the Diphyllobothrium Latum
Humans (gut)
Life cycle of the Diphyllobothrium Latum
- Eggs exit feces into water
- Eggs hatch and coracisium larvae come out
- Coracidium are eaten by copepods (alternate host)
- Copepods are eaten by fish
- Larval form develops in the fish muscle
- Humans eat the fish