Tapeworms

Question 1

Hymenolepis diminuta

Answer 1

Rat tapeworm

No hooks and 4 suckers

Question 2

Taenia saginata

Answer 2

Beef tapeworm, causing cysticercosis in cattle

Has no hooks and 4 suckers

Question 3

Echinococcus granulosus

Answer 3

Hydatid/Dog tapeworm

Has rostellum with hooks and 4 suckers

Causes Hydatid Cysts in Liver/Lungs

Question 4

Taenia solium

Answer 4

Pork tapeworm

Has hooks on rostellum and suckers

Question 5

Diphyllobothrium latum

Answer 5

Broad Fish tapeworm

Has “bothria” lateral grooves along the scolex for attachment

Question 6

Hymenolepis nana

Answer 6

Dwarf tapeworm

Has a rostellum with hooks and 4 suckers

Question 7

Dipylidium caninum

Answer 7

Flea Tapeworm, Double-pore Tapeworm (due to having genital pores on both sides)

Has hooks on a rostellum and 4 suckers

Question 8

H. diminuta Life Cycle

Answer 8

Question 9

Taenia Life Cycle

Answer 9

Question 10

Echinococcus Life Cycle

Answer 10

Question 11

D. latum Life Cycle

Answer 11

Question 12

H. nana Life Cycle

Answer 12

Question 13

D. caninum Life Cycle

Answer 13

Question 14

Answer 14

Taenia eggs

Question 15

Answer 15

Hymenolepis diminuta Egg

Question 16

Answer 16

Taenia saginata Worm

Question 17

Answer 17

E. granulosus Egg

Question 18

Answer 18

E. granulosus Worm

Question 19

Answer 19

Diphyllobothrium latum Egg

Question 20

Answer 20

Diphyllobothrium latum Worm

Question 21

Answer 21

Hymenolepsis nana Egg

Question 22

Answer 22

Hymenolepsis nana Worm

Question 23

Answer 23

Dipylidium caninum Egg

Question 24

Answer 24

Dipylidium caninum Worm