SECTION 5 Flashcards
are unicellular organisms and the lowest form of animal life.
Protozoa
All protozoa fall under Kingdom.
Protista
They have been divided into several phyla but the major organisms causing disease in man belong to
Phylum Sarcomastigophora, Phylum Ciliophora, Phylum Apicomplexa, and Phylum Microspora.
Generally, protozoan parasites are provided with
nucleus/nuclei, cytoplasm, an outer lining membrane, and organelles.
Among these are locomotory apparatus, which include
cilia, flagella, and pseudopodia.
Many of these protozoans require a wet environment for
feeding, locomotion, osmoregulation, and reproduction.
They form infective stages called [?], which are relatively resistant to environmental changes compared to the vegetative stages called [?].
cysts
trophozoites
The parasitic species are capable of multiplying within the host and may be transmitted through a [?] within which they can also multiply.
biologic vector
rodlike supporting structure in some flagellates that gives rigidity
Axostyle
basal body origin of the flagella that supports the undulating membrane in blood flagellates
Blepharoplast
deep-staining DNA-containing portion of the protozoa nucleus
Chromatin
rod-shaped structure of condensed RNA material within the cytoplasm of certain amoeba cyst
Chromatoid bar/body
small, hair-like cytoplasmic projections from a cell organism
Cilia
thin, firm, rodlike structure running along the base of the undulating membrane of some flagellates
Costa
immotile stage protected by a resistant cyst wall formed by the parasite
Cyst
it is the INFECTIVE STAGE
Cyst
cell mouth present in some flagellates
Cytostome
gelatinous cytoplasmic material beneath the cell membrane
Ectoplasm
small mass of chromatin within the nucleus
Endosome
also known as the karyosome
Endosome
process when a cyst is formed
Encystation
FACTORS AFFECTING ENCYSTATIONS
- Deficiency or overabundance of food
- Excess of catabolic products of the organism or associated bacteria
- Marked change in pH
- Depletion/excess supply of oxygen
- Overpopulation
transformation from a cyst to a trophozoite after the cystic form has been ingested or swallowed by a host
Excystation
a tail-like extension of the ectoplasm that provides locomotion moving in a whiplike motion
Flagellum
intensely staining rod- or disc-shaped or spherical extranuclear DNA structure found in parasitic flagellates near the base of the flagellum
Kinetoplast
protoplasmic extension of the trophozoites of amoeba that allows movement and food engulfment
Pseudopod
delicate and fragile; feeding, reproducing, motile stage
Trophozoite
protoplasmic membrane with a flagellar rim extending out like a fin along the outer edge of the body of certain protozoa
Undulating membrane
I. Phylum Sarcomastigophora
Subphylum Sarcodina (Amoeba)
Subphylum Mastigophora (Flagellates)