Platyhelminthes Classes Flashcards
1
Q
Scolex
A
Anterior end of a Cestoda bearing hooks and suckers for attachment
2
Q
Proglottids
A
Each segment in the strobila of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system
3
Q
Strobila
A
Long chain of proglottids that forms the body of a Cestoda
4
Q
Rostellum
A
An organ of attachment of tapeworms, in addition to the surrounding suckers, to the intestinal wall of the host.
5
Q
Endoparasites
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A parasite that lives inside its host.
6
Q
Ectoparasites
A
A parasite that lives on the outside of its host.
7
Q
Cysticerocosis
A
Parasitic tissue infection caused by larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium.
8
Q
2 routes of infection of humans by Cestoda:
A
- Ingestion of improper cooked infected pork meat
- Ingestion of fertilized eggs directly w/o any intermediate host e.g. cysticercosis
