Helmints Flashcards

1
Q

Helmints are multicellular_____

A

Eukaryotes

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2
Q

Helmints has 3 types which is

A

Roundworms
Tapeworms(pig & cattle)
Flukes

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3
Q

____type helmint specs
Most easy recognizable
Has large size
Cylindric
Unsegmented bodies

A

Nematodes(roundworms)

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4
Q

Roundworms live as adult forms in

A

Intestinal tract

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5
Q

Nematodes(roundworms) are round in ______ sectional unsegmented body

A

Cross

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6
Q

Nematodes(roundworms)are bilaterally____

A

symmetrical

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7
Q

Nematodes body protected by____ and body cavity is called___

A

Cuticle
Pseudocele

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8
Q

In nematodes ______ and_____ do not exist

A

Hooks and sucker

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9
Q

Nematode life cycle has 5 stages which are

A

I.egg
II.fertilization
III.embryo in egg
IV.larva
V.adult form

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10
Q

3 of the intestinal nematodes are acquired by ingestion of nematode eggs which are____

A

Trichuris trichiura(whipworm)
Ascaris lumbricodes(roundworms)
Enterobius vermicularis(pinworm)

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11
Q

2 worms are acquired when their larvae____

A

Penetrate through the skin usually of the foot

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12
Q

2 usually foot skin penetration auquired are

A

Necator americanus(hookworm)
Strongyloides stercoralis(dog or cat hookworm)

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13
Q

One nematode worm trichinella spiralis acquired by ingestion of

A

Encysted larvae in muscle(pork meat)

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14
Q

Specs of____
Causative agent of enetrobiosis(oxyuriosis)
Found in 5-9 year old childs and adults
Females lay egg parietal region(anus)at night
Females longer than male
Has a conspicuous white color

A

Pinworm

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15
Q

İn____ Male(definitive host) gets infected by scratching egg layed anus

A

Pinworm

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16
Q

In pinworm eggs laid at________by gravid female

A

perianal(anus and around it) skin

17
Q

Specs of____
Causative agent of ascariasis
Worldwide infections(Southeast Asia Africa Latin America)
Yellowish color
Adults live in small intestine

A

Large roundworms

18
Q

Large roundworms are recovered from ?

A

Anus nose mouth or feces

19
Q

____worm has old world and New world types which is ?

A

hookworm

20
Q

Specs of hookworms?

A

Have hooks on their scolex(head)
Ancient disease of tropics
Portal of entry:skin penetration
Diagnosis:eggs or parasite in stool

21
Q

Hookworm migrate via?

A

Blood stream

22
Q

Specs of pork worm?

A

Transmitted by raw pork and cooked pork meat
Muscle biopsy shows larvae within striated muscle
Diagnosis:serologic testing

23
Q

Specs of filarial worms

A

Causes lymphatic filariasis
Transmitted by infected female mosquitoes
Blocks flow of lymph which causes edematous syndrome

24
Q

Flattened leaf shaped helmints
All adults have oral sucker and a ventral sucker
Classification based on habitat

A

Treamatodes(flukes)

25
Q

Pork worm transmitted by ?

A

Uncooked/cooked raw pork meat

26
Q

____ worms biopsy shows larvae within striated muscle

A

Pork worm