Unit 1 Flashcards
Branch of biology concerned with study of living organism that take up their abode with another living organism?
Parasitology
Living organism that depends on another living organism for nourishment and survival?
Parasite
It harbors the parasite, provides nourishment and shelter to it/Larger than the parasite?
Host
Lives only the body surface (skin/hair)
Ectoparasite
Invasion of parasites in the body surfaces?
Infestation
Lives within the body of the host
Endoparasite
Invasion of parasites w/in the body of host
Infection
It is an infestation or infection with parasites?
Parasitosis
It deals with the parasites that infects human, the diseases caused by them.
Medical/Clinical Parasitology
What are the various methods in Medical/Clinical Parasitology?
•Diagnosis
•Treatment
•Prevention
•Control
It is single-celled, eukaryotic, heterotrophic that is under Kingdom Protista?
Protozoa
in greek word what is the meaning of “PROTO” & “ZION”?
Proto: first
Zion: living being/animal
He assigned protozoa to the Kingdom Protista? What year?
Robert Whittaker/1969
What are the Subphylum of Sarcomastigophora?
- Subphylum Sarcodina
- Subphylum Mastigophora
Known as False feet?
Pseudopodia
Amoebae/Amoebas, temporary foot-like cytoplasmic extension?
Subphylum Sarcodina
It is the Locomotion of Subphylum Mastigophora, it is long, thin, whip-like structures?
Flagella
It has a locomotion of Cilia (a short, hair-like projections that cover the entire body surface.
Phylum Ciliaphora
Known as only Human Parasite
Balantidium coli
It has a Class Sporozoa and do not have special locomatory apparatus
Phylum Apicomplexa
This is a cell structure that is focus of the events of host cell penetration and the establishment of intracellular parasitism.
Apical Complex
It is a cell structure that is used to organ attachment to post cells.
Apical Complex
how many genera of parasites that infect invertebrates and vertebrate hosts?
> 100
It was formely listed with the sporozoa because they posses polar filament within a _____?
Spore
Which of the following is NOT a classification of Phylum Sarcodina?
a. Entamoeba histolytica
b. Giardia lamblia
c. Acanthamoeba
d. Endolimax nana
b. Giardia lamblia (Phylum Mastigophora)
It is complex, multicellular, eukaryotic system with specialized tissues and organs?
Helminths
It is Elongated and Tapered at both ends; Unsegmented; also known as round worms?
Phylum Nematoda
2 Classes of Phylum Platyhelminthes
I. Class Cestoidea (Cestoda)
II. Class Trematoda
Known as tapeworms and have ribbon-like appearance
Class Cestoidea
It is flattened and leaf-shaped, also known as Flukes worms.
Class Trematoda
It is the largest group of species in Kingdom Animalia and the animals characterized by segmented bodies, hard external skeletons, and jointed legs.
Arthropods
Study of insects
Entomology
It has 6 legs
Insecta
A class of arthropods that has an 8 legs
Arachnida
A class of arthropods that has an four antennae
Crustacea
These caused by infestation with arthropods, Sarcoptes Scabiei, Pediculis humanus capitis respectively
Direct tissue invasion- Scabies & Pediculosis
It is a Arthropods cause disease through bites of spiders, flies, bugs, mites and ticks; also occurs with stings of Scorpions, ants, wasps, and bees.
Envenomation
Arthropods that carry pathogenic microorganism are called _____?
vectors
Arthron:_______ ; Podos:_______
Joint;feet
It is the first clear documentation of these organisms/ first written record.
Papyrus Ebers
What year does Papyrus Ebers first written?
1550 BC
commonly known as “guinea worm” or “fiery serpent of Israelites”
Dracunculus medinensis
What is the color of the sea where drancunculus medinensis recognized?
Red Sea
It is a collected works of Hippocrates
Corpus Hippocratorum
What are the Arabic Records?
•Rhazes
•Avicenna
He is the Father of Microbiology and Protozoology
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
He conducted scientific experiments with microbes using Single-lensed microscopes of his own design in 1681
Antonie/Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
What protozoan did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek observed in his own stool?
Giardia lamblia
Who is the Father of Parasitology?
Francisco/Fracesco Redi
Fracisco Redi produced an illustration of _____ in 1671
Fasciola hepatica
Who discover the Germ Theory?
Louis Pasteur
Where does the silk worm disease investigated?
Southern Europe
Who formulated the Koch’s postulates?
Robert Koch
Who study the role of mosquitos on filariasis/ Transmission of parasites?
Patrick Manson
Who discovered the Malaria Parasites?
Laveran
Who discovered the role of mosquitos/ Transmission of Malaria?
Ronald Ross
Parasitology can be considered to be a specialized branch of _____?
Ecology
The presence of Ectoparasites
Infestation
Term for parasite that colonized the internal organs and body fluids
Endoparasite
Animal parasite characterized by segmented bodies and joint legs
Arthropod
Locomatory organelles of Mastogophora
Flagella
Phylum classification of Plasmodium Species
Apicomplexa
An organism that is dependent upon a particular species of organism
Parasite
Common name for a trematode
Fluke/s
Common name for a Cestode
Tapeworms
