Nematodes: Class Adenophorea (Aphasmids)

Question 1

What is the other name for T. trichiura?

Answer 1

Whipworm

Question 2

What is the other term for C. philipinensis?

Answer 2

Pudoc worm

Question 3

What is the simple term for C. hepatica?

Answer 3

Capillary liver worm

Question 4

This parasite has a lemon-shaped, barrel, japanese lantern shaped egg.

Answer 4

T. trichiura

Question 5

What parasite demonstrates bipolar hyaline plugs?

Answer 5

T. trichiura

Question 6

What parasite demonstrates a peanut-shaped, guitar-shaped egg, with flattened bipolar plugs?

Answer 6

C. philippinensis

Question 8

“Pitted golf ball” ova

Answer 8

C. hepatica

Question 9

What adult worm resembles T. trichiura?

Answer 9

C. hepatica

Question 10

What parasite that has whip-like esophagus that resembles string of beads (stichocytes)?

Answer 10

T. trichiura

Question 11

What parasite causes rectal prolapse and dystentery?

Answer 11

T. trichiura

Question 12

T. trichiura coinfect with what parasite?

Answer 12

A. lumbricoides

Question 13

Intestinal capillariasis is caused why what parasite?

Answer 13

C. philippinensis

Question 14

Hepatic capillariasis is caused why what parasite?

Answer 14

C. hepatica

Question 15

“Mystery Disease” is caused by what parasite?

Answer 15

C. philippinensis

Question 16

Borborygmy is cause by what nematode?

Answer 16

C. philippinensis

Question 17

C. hepatica causes an infection that resembles what type of hepatitis?

Answer 17

Hepa A infection (Infectious Hepatitis)

Question 18

What are the intermediate host of C. philippinensis?

Answer 18

Ipon
Birot
Bagsang
Bagtu

Question 19

What is the size of an adult T. trichiura worm?

Answer 19

30-50 mm