MICROPARA Flashcards
PARASITOLOGY 2
Adult nematode is elongated, cylindrical worm, primarily
bilaterally symmetrical
NEMATODES (roundworms)
(1) an outer, hyaline
(translucent portion), noncellular cuticle,
(2) subcuticular
epithelium; and
(3) a layer of muscle cells
nematodes supporting body
Giant intestinal roundworm
ascaris lumbricoides
Most common intestinal nematode of man; occurs most
frequently in the tropics.
ascaris lumbricoides
3 soil transmitted helminths
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Trichuris trichiura
- Hookworm
pin worm
enterobius vermicularis
whip worm
trichuris trichuria
D shaped egg cell
enterobius vermicularis
barrel shaped egg
trichuris trichiuria
pudoc worm
capillaria philippinensis
guitar peanut shaped egg
capillaria philippinensis
NEW world hookworm
necator americanus
OLD worm hookworm
ancylostoma duodenale
eggs and rhabditiform of two are indistinguishable
ancylostoma duodenale and necator americanus
adult for of __ is c shaped
anCylostoma duodenale