Parasites

Question 1

Cestodes live in the?

Answer 1

Intestine

Question 2

Cestodes are divided into?

Answer 2

Segments: Scolex & Proglottids

Question 3

Cestodes look like?

Answer 3

tapeworms

Question 4

Trematodes are found where in the body?

Answer 4

Intestine, Liver & Lung

Question 5

Trematodes are found where in the environment?

Answer 5

Bodies of water

Question 6

Trematodes intermediate host?

Answer 6

Snails

Question 7

Trematodes body is?

Answer 7

Flat worms with Leaf shaped body

Question 8

Nematodes

Answer 8

Roundworms

Question 9

Cestodes

Answer 9

Tapeworms

Question 10

Trematodes

Answer 10

Fluke worms / Flat worms

Question 11

Nematodes are found in which organs?

Answer 11

Found in many different organs w/in the body

Question 12

Nematodes appearance?

Answer 12

elongated, cylindrical round worm shape

Question 13

Answer 13

Nematode

Question 14

Answer 14

Cestode

Question 15

Answer 15

Trematode

Question 16

Protozoa

Answer 16

•Unicellular organisms
•Found in different organs w/in the body
•Only visible with a microscope

Question 17

Ascarid

Answer 17

Roundworm / Nematode

Question 18

Toxocara canis

Answer 18

Nematode - “Roundworm”

Question 19

Ancylostoma caninum

Answer 19

Nematode

Question 20

Cutaneous Larva Migrans

Answer 20

Nematode

Question 21

Visceral Larva Migrans

Answer 21

Nematode

Question 22

Trichuris vulpis

Answer 22

Nematode

Question 23

Dirofilaria immitis

Answer 23

Nematode

Question 24

Strongylus vulgaris

Answer 24

Nematode

Question 25

Oxyuris equi

Answer 25

Nematode

Question 26

Ostertagia ostertagi

Answer 26

Nematode

Question 27

Trichinella spp

Answer 27

Nematode

Question 28

Dipylidium caninum

Answer 28

Cestodes

Question 29

Taenia pisiformis

Answer 29

Cestodes

Question 30

Echinococcus granulosus

Answer 30

Cestodes

Question 31

Taenia saginata

Answer 31

Cestodes

Question 32

Taenia solium

Answer 32

Cestodes

Question 33

Taeniasis

Answer 33

Cestodes

Question 34

Diphyllobothrium spp

Answer 34

Cestodes

Question 35

Diphyllobothriasis

Answer 35

Cestodes

Question 36

All Cestodes require a?

Answer 36

Intermediate Host

Question 37

Do you see tapeworm pass in the stool after an antiparasitic is administered?

Answer 37

No - the body will absorb/digest the dead worms versus passing them in the stool

Question 38

Nanophyetus salmincola

Answer 38

Trematodes

Question 39

Fasciola hepatica

Answer 39

Trematodes

Question 40

Isospora sp

Answer 40

Protozoa

Question 41

Eimeria spp

Answer 41

Protozoa

Question 42

Giardia spp

Answer 42

Protozoa

Question 43

Sarcocystis spp

Answer 43

Protozoa

Question 44

Sarcocystosis

Answer 44

Protozoa

Question 45

Babesia canis

Answer 45

Protozoa

Question 46

Cryptosporidium parvum

Answer 46

Protozoa

Question 47

Cryptosporidiosis

Answer 47

Protozoa

Question 48

Toxoplasmosis

Answer 48

Protozoa

Question 49

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 49

Protozoa

Question 50

True/False: Arachnid have a fused head and thorax

Answer 50

True

Question 51

True/False: Insects have separate head and thorax

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Insects bodies are divided into?

Answer 52

3 segments - head, thorax, & abdomen

Question 53

Adult insects willl have how many legs?

Answer 53

6 legs that start at the thorax

Question 54

True/Fase: All insects must have wings

Answer 54

False. Wings are optional.

Question 55

3 main example of insects in vet med?

Answer 55

1. Lice
2. Fleas
3. Flies

Question 56

Arachnids bodies are divided into?

Answer 56

2 segments - Fused head/thorax & abdomen

Question 57

adult arachnids must have how many legs

Answer 57

8 legs

Question 58

2 main examples of arachnids are?

Answer 58

1. Ticks
2. Mites

Question 59

Damage caused by external parasites?

Answer 59

Irritation, biting, crawling, loss of body condition, anemia, disease transmission

Question 60

Fecal sedimentation is good for?

Answer 60

Fluke Eggs

Question 61

Antigen tests are available for?

Answer 61

Giardia & Cryptosporidium

Question 62

Cellophane tape technique is best to detect?

Answer 62

Oxyuris Equi

Question 63

Baermann Technique is best to use?

Answer 63

To recover nematode larvae from feces, tissue, or soil.
Lungworms & Strongyloides spp