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INTESTINAL NEMATODES: ASCARIS AND TRICHURIS Flashcards

1
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flat and segmented

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Phylum cestoda (tapeworms)

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2
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Flat and unsegmented

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Phylum trematoda (flukes)

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3
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free living or obligate parasites

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Nematodes

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4
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Most organs of parasitic worms are greatly reduced but reproductive system is well developed

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Nematodes

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5
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  • Nematodes have complete digestive tract and have separate sexes (male and female) and
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dioecious

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6
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  • Trematodes and Cestodes are ____________
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hermaphrodites or monoecious

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7
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Elongated, unsegmented and cylindrical bodies
* Bilaterally symmetrical
* Tapered posterior end and rounded anterior end
ORE Pugh

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Nematodes

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8
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in nematodes _____ are generally smaller than female

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male

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9
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General features
* Both sexes are rounded anterior end and tapering or blunted end
* Males are curved posteriorly while females have flat posteriorly
sperm duct

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Nematodes (Roundworms)

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10
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Longitudinal muscles: probing and penetrating motion

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The nematodes (roundworms)

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11
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An arrangement of multiple longitudinal rows of muscle cells in each quadrant is termed __________

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Polymyarian

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12
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one with no more than2 rows of cells is called _________

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Holomyarian

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13
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one with 2 to 5 rows is meromyarian

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Meromyarian

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14
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fluid filled space within the bodies of roundworm (not covered by the membrane)

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Pseudocelom

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15
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Fluid-filled body cavity lying inside the external body wall of the nematode that bathes the internal organs, including the alimentary system and the reproductive system

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Pseudocoelom

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16
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helps with waste removal, circulation, better digestion, and shock absorption for the internal organs
pseudocoelom

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Pseudocoelom

17
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In pseudocoelom the circulatory and respiratory are ______________

18
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Nervous System

  • The nematode nervous system is characterized by an
    (1) Circumoral brain or __________ around the ________ and;
    Cuticle
    Dorsal nerve
    Nerve ganglion
    Testis
    (2) four peripheral nerves/cords are found to run along the body
    _____________
A
  • 1 Ventral nerve or cord
  • 1 Dorsal nerve or cord
  • 2 lateral nerves or cords
19
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Muscles branch to ____________, rather than nerves to muscles.

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dorsal to ventral nerve cords

20
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__________ cuticular depressions present on the lips surrounding the mouth in the nematodes

21
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________ - similar to amphids but are found at the tail

22
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What are the 3 stages

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Adult
ova
larva

AOL

23
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Habitats in Human
define CHATS (small intestine)
and TAE (Large intestine)

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CHATS
C - Capillaria Philippinensis
H - Hookworm
A - Ascaris Lumbricoides
T - Trichinella Spiralis
S - Strongyloides Stercoralis

Trichuris TrichiurA
Enterobius Vermicularis

24
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Give me the 7 worm of ascaris lumbricoides

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Giant intestinal roundworm
Pinkworm
pinworm
threadworm
whipworm
sitworm
pudoc worm

25
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AHW

Ascaris
Hookworm
Whipworm

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Polymyarian
meromyarian
Holomyarian

26
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Important things to take note

  • A female adult worm can lay ________eggs per day
    ____________ of ova in soil lasts for __________ and can survive in the soil for ___________
  • The hepato-tracheal migration phase of the parasite is about ______
    Development into egg-laying adults take _________after ingestion
    Lifespan of adult worm: _________
A

200, 000
Embryonation - 3weeks - 2 years
14 days
9-11 weeks
1 year

27
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Fertile eggs measure ____________
* Has outer coarsely mammilated albuminous covering which may be lost in some eggs

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Ascaris lumbricoides
45-70 um by 35-50um

28
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The_____________ are creamy-white to pinkish yellow when freshly expelled. The head is provided with 3 lips and a small triangular buccal cavity

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The adult worm in ascaris lumbricoides

29
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____________ is tapered at both ends and large (20 to 35 cm long, up to 45cm)

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Female worm in ascaris lumbricoides

30
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___________smaller and slender, curve posteriorly and equip with copulatory spicule
ATLA

31
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a disease in which eosinophils accumulate in the lung in response to a parasitic infection
Mimicking pneumonia and asthma

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Loeffler’s syndrome

32
Q

give me the three diagnostic and treatment

A

Albendazole 400 mg 1 dose
Mebendazole 500 mg 1 dose
Pyrantel pamoate 10 mg/kg 1 dose

33
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Give me the 3 prevention

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EHR
Environmental Sanitation
Hygiene Education
Regular deworming

34
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_____________ has no lung migration in its life cycle
* As soon as the embryonated ovum is ingested, the larvae will eventually mature into adults

A

Trichuris trichiura

35
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。 Flesh colored or pinkish slender worm
Anterior ______ of the worm is attenuated and thin in contrast to the remaining posterior ______ which is fleshy and robust
“Whip like appearance”
Whip like apperance

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Trichuris trichiura
2/3
1/3

36
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Trichuris trichiura common name

37
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trichuris trichiura abundant in ______

A

TT47 protein

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