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Nematodes 1 Flashcards

1
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2 types of helminths

A

Nemathelminths
Platyhelminths

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2
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2 Platyhelminths

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Trematodes
Cestodes

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Common name:________
Elongated and cylindrical in shape, with bilateral symmetry
Non-segmented
Rounded anterior end; tapered posterior end

A

roundworm

Nematode

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4
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Color of nematodes

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Light cream-white in color
Pinkish= well-nourished

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5
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Body wall of nematodes

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Cuticle = outermost layer
Hypodermis
Somatic musculature = innermost layer

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6
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Covered by tough, elastic protective covering

Metabolically active and periodically undergoes molting

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cuticle

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4 LAYERS OF THE CUTICLE

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Epicuticle
Exocuticle
Mesocuticle
Endocuticle

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Epicuticle:
thin, protective barrier that contains______

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glycocalyx

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with obliquely oriented collagenous, fibrous sublayers that can shift angles of orientation, thus, providing flexibility to the cuticle

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Mesocuticle

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fibrous layer but orientation of fibers is indistinct

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Endocuticle

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Structure that separates the cuticle from the underlying hypodermis

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Basal Lamina

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12
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Thin, cellular structure that secretes the cuticle
Gives rise to the entire layer of the cuticle

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Hypodermis

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13
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Protrudes into the pseudocoelom (cavity; internal to the nematode) along the mid-dorsal, mid-ventral, and lateral lines

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Hypodermis

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14
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Hypodermal chords

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Lateral cords: excretory canal
Important in the excretion of metabolic products
Dorsal and ventral cords: longitudinal nerve trunks

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One or more layers of longitudinally arranged muscle cells
Function: Probing and penetrating motion

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somatic musculature

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16
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3 Types of somatic musculature

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Polymyarian
Holomyarian
Meromyarian

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17
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= more than 5 groups of muscle
= 1-2 groups of muscle
= 2-5 groups of muscle

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Polymyarian

Holomyarian

Meromyarian

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18
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Cavity that contains fluid called hemolymph which bathes the internal organs
Offers protection by acting as a cushion
Acts as a hydrostatic skeleton, providing support and rigidity

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Pseudocoelom

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T or F

Nematodes have a complete digestive tract?

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Yuh

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20
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3 parts of GUT

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Foregut
Midgut
Hindgut

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21
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Digestive tract of nematodes

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Gut
Cloaca/ anus
Subterminal vent

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22
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Mouth
Nematodes have___ lips

Pharynx:______
Esophagus: may be equipped with muscular enlargement called_____ (most posterior portion of the foregut)

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FOREGUT

3

triradiate (3 radiations)

bulbs

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23
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Intestine

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MIDGUT

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HINDGUT
Male:
Female:

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cloaca

rectum → anus

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25
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where the fecal material and the ejaculatory duct are contained in male

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cloaca

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26
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2 major nerve centers

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Circumesophageal commissure or nerve ring

Rectal commissure

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27
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at the anterior portion

Corresponds to the brain (CNS) of the nematode

Ganglia from longitudinal nerves

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Circumesophageal commissure or nerve ring

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at the posterior end

Ganglia from ventral longitudinal nerve

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Rectal commissure

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29
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Receptors of the NS

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  1. Mechanoreceptors
  2. Chemoreceptors
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30
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Receptor
Located around the mouth

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Mechanoreceptor

31
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Types of mechanoreceptors

lips surrounding the mouth

behind the lips

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Labial papilla:
Cephalic papilla:

32
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2 types of chemoreceptors

anteriorly located
posteriorly located

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Amphids:
Phasmids:

33
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Class of nematode containing sensory organs at the anterior end

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APHASMIDS
Aphasmidea

34
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Ex of aphasmids

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Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura
Capillaria philippinensis

35
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Class of nematode containing sensory organs at the caudal end

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PHASMIDS
Phasmidea

36
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Ex of phasmids

A

Hookworms
Ascaris lumbricoides
Strongyloides stercoralis
Enterobius vermicularis
Filarial worms

37
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T or F

Nematodes are dioecious

38
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: even in the absence of a male, a female adult nematode can procreate (asexual reproduction)

A

parthenogenetic

39
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Sexes are separate

There are male and female

40
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______are curved posteriorly
______are flat posteriorly

A

Males

Females

41
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

_____tubule
______testes its smaller end

Extends into a vas deferens and seminal vesicle

Terminates in an ejaculatory duct opening into the cloaca (combination of hindgut/posterior portion of GIT and ejaculatory duct)

A

Single

One or two

42
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: guides the spicules when extended

A

Gubernaculum

43
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Penis of male nematodes

44
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T or F

Sperm has a flagella or acrosomes (mmotile)

A

FALSE!!!

Sperm has no flagella or acrosomes (immotile)

45
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T or F

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

Usually, didelphic (has left & right ovaries)

Two cylindrical ovaries which expand into uteri

46
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Female reproductive organ

______unite to form a common vagina
Single______ or vulva

A

Uteri

gonophore

47
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Opening of the reproductive organ to the exterior

Frequently located near the middle of the body

Varies in position between species

A

Single gonophore or vulva

48
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: being fertilized in the spermatheca

= area where fertilization occurs

A

Oogonia

Spermatheca

49
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Basic component of the excretory system

Large unicellular gland that empties through an excretory pore

50
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Stages of nematodes

A

Adult: diagnostic stage
Ova: infective stage
Larva: infective stage

51
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Modes of transmission

IISMIA

A

Ingestion of embryonated eggs
Ingestion of infective larvae
Skin penetration
Mosquito borne
Inhalation
Autoinfection

52
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Ex

Ingestion of embryonated egg

A

Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichuris trichiura
Enterobius vermicularis

53
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Ex

Ingestion of infective larvae

A

Capillaria philippinensis
Trichinella spiralis
Parastrongylus cantonensis

54
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Ex

Skin Penetration

A

Hookworms
Strongyloides stercoralis

55
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Ex

Mosquito-borne

A

Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi

56
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Ex

Inhalation

A

Enterobius vermicularis
Ascaris lumbricoides

57
Q

Ex

Autoinfection

A

Capillaria philippinesis
Strongyloides stercoralis
Enterobius vermicularis

58
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: most of the nematodes

Produce egg, and the young hatches after being expelled from the body
Most common form in terms of production

59
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Brings forth live young that have developed inside the body of the adult female nematode

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Viviparous

60
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Development of a female (rarely a male) gamete (sex cell) without fertilization
Asexual reproduction

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Parthenogenetic

61
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Ex

Small Intestine
CHATS

A

Capillaria philippinensis
Hookworms
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichinella spiralis
Strongyloides stercoralis

62
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Large Intestine (Colon)

ET

A

Enterobius vermicularis (pruritus ani)

Trichuris trichiura (rectal prolapse)

63
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Tissue

FT GD

A

Filarial worms
Trichinella spiralis
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Dirofilaria immitis

64
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Larva Migrans in Man

DAAA

A

Dracunculus medinensis
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Ancylostoma caninum
Ancylostoma brazilense

65
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Larval stages preceding each molt of the 4 molts in the life cycle are generally referred to as

A

L1, L2, L3, L4

66
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MOLTING

FLRE

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Formation of new cuticle
Loosening of the old cuticle
Rupturing of the old cuticle
Escape of the larva

67
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: control the sequence of events of molting

Patients in steroids are prone to hyperinfection or hyperparasitism since steroids promote the molting of the larva

A

Exsheathing fluid

68
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First stage larva of Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms

Esophagus has terminal esophageal bulb

A

Rhabditiform Larva

69
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L3 of Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms

Long esophagus, no terminal bulb

Usually, infective stage to the definitive host

A

Filariform Larva

70
Q

Prelarval form of filarial worms

A

Microfilaria

71
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Stages of larva

A

Rhabditiform
Filariform
Mrcrofilaria

72
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Developmental arrest
Lag phase at some stage of development - life cycle is temporarily arrested
Adaptation to withstand adverse environmental conditions while waiting for the host

A

Hypobiosis

73
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APHASMID (anterior) (CaTT)

A

Capillaria philippinensis
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura

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