Key terminology

Question 1

Oviviparous

Answer 1

Live birth of eggs
hatch inside nematode
birth live larva

Question 2

Microfilaria

Answer 2

L1
circulate in blood stream

Question 3

Periodicity

Answer 3

periodic increase in peripheral capillary blood of the embryo of filariae
(W. bancrofti)

Question 4

Lymphedema

Answer 4

tissue swelling of lymphatic vessels

Question 5

Hydrocoele

Answer 5

Swelling of scrotum (W. bancrofti)

Question 6

Chyluria

Answer 6

late stage, chyle in urine, cloudy urine, lymphatic fluid (W. bancrofti)

Question 7

Calabar swelling

Answer 7

Under eye swelling (loa loa)

Question 8

oncocercoma

Answer 8

one pocket of swelling under eye (O. volvulus)

Question 9

Immiticide

Answer 9

Treatment for D.medinensis (guinea worm) , arsenic based and kills adult

Question 10

Obligate parasite

Answer 10

Need host to complete life cycle (nematomorpha/horse hair worms)

Question 11

Gordian knot

Answer 11

no ends and can’t untie (nemattomorpha)

Question 12

Coelozoic

Answer 12

site specific myxozoa’s, body cavity/ visceral organs

Question 13

Histozoic

Answer 13

tissue and between cells (myxozoa)

Question 14

Myxospores

Answer 14

in fish inter hosts, asexual

Question 15

actinospore

Answer 15

in oligochaete def host, sexual

Question 16

Acanthor larva

Answer 16

burrows in gut wall, acanthocephalan

Question 17

cystacanth larva

Answer 17

in body cavity (hemoceal), in inter host (arthropod)

Question 18

Uterine bell

Answer 18

sorts eggs that enter and only allows those that have matured into the correct size and shape to pass on through to the uterus, acanthocephalans

Question 19

Copulatory bursa

Answer 19

wraps around female (acanthocephelans)

Question 20

Cement gland

Answer 20

“chastity belt”

Question 21

Copulatory belt

Answer 21

Prevents other males from mating w female acanthoceph

Question 22

Hypostome

Answer 22

Tick mouth, recruved hooks, teeth cut into vessels and suck pooled blood

Question 23

Questing

Answer 23

Ticks scale blades of grass and wiggle to find host (Ixodidae)

Question 24

Bullseye

Answer 24

Immune response rings from tick bite

Question 25

Masting behavior

Answer 25

Oak tress over produce acorns, causes increase of lyme

Question 26

Keystone parasite

Answer 26

effect keystone species (V.destructor/ honeybee)

Question 27

Haplodiploid

Answer 27

sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid (V.destructor)

Question 28

Nauplius larva

Answer 28

free active swimming larva, 3 appendages, (crustacea)

Question 29

Bot

Answer 29

Larval stage of bot fly