Introduction Flashcards
What are rows of papillae around the rim of the buccal capsule called?
Leaf crowns
What are spine-like or finger-like processes that serve sensory or protective functions?
Cervical or caudal papillae
What are cervical or caudal alae?
Flattened, wing-like expansions of the cuticle in the esophagus or tail region
What structure embraces the female during copulation?
Copulatory bursa
What is derived from much expanded caudal alae and is highly developed in which species?
Copulatory bursa, strongylids
What is present in the superfamily Spiruroidea with plate-like and cord-like ornamentation?
Plaque and Cordon
In which species are leaf crowns most prominent?
Horse nematodes
What is the depression on each side of the head called?
Amphids
What are phasmids?
Depressions on the posterior extremity acting as chemoreceptors
What is situated behind the anal or cloacal opening?
Tail
What do you call the region between muscle and alimentary canal?
Perienteric space
What component serves the function of blood?
Oxyhemoglobin
What is the fluid that causes high pressure maintaining the turgidity and shape of the nematode?
Pseudoceole or perienteric fluid
What structure serves the function of a brain?
Circumesophageal ring
What is a spicule?
The structure that opens in the cloaca during copulation for attachment and to expand the vagina and direct the flow of sperms
Define gobernaculum.
Cuticular thickening in the dorsal wall of cloaca which guides the spicule
What is an ovijector?
A short muscular organ located at the junction of the uterus and vagina assisting in egg laying
What is the structure that has the same function as an ovijector and is found in some trichostrongylids?
Not specified