Platyhelminthes part 2 Flashcards
What is the head of tapeworm called
scolex
What is the mouth of the tape worm called
Rostellum
What is a proglottid?
Unit of tapeworm that contains reproductive ability
Where do new proglottids grow
next to the scolex
The staging area where the egg and sperm meat in a proglottid
Mehlis gland (ootype)
Where are eggs stored in the proglottid?
uterus
What term is used to describe a proglottid fully engorged with eggs
gravid
How are the eggs of the tapeworm released?
The entire proglottid is shattered, and the eggs are released.
What unique sexual trait is exclusive to the tapeworms
Self mating
what emerges from the egg of a flatworm
cystercus
What is the role of the cystercus
It waits to get ingested into intermediate host. Once this happens, it burrows into the muscle tissue and waits to be ingested by human.
these structures exist on the outside of the planaria, and are able to snag recognition proteins from the host to blend in with environment
microtrix
What is the name of the large single cell that surrounds the outside of the planaria
syncital tegument
