TREMATODES Flashcards

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Unsegmented helminths, which are flat and broad and they are leaf shaped and covered with a resistant cuticle which may be smooth or spiny

A

TREMATODES (FLUKES)

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2
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2 Suckers

A

Anterior (oral) sucker
Posterior (ventral) sucker

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3
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For procurement of food

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Anterior (oral) sucker

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4
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For attachment; aka acetabulum

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Posterior (ventral) sucker

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5
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Most trematodes are hermaphroditic (Monoecious) and most of their body consist of the reproductive organs and their associated structures

A

True. Means that they have both sexes.

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6
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Species that inhabit the small intestines

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• Fasciolopsis buski: Giant Intestinal Fluke • Echinostoma ilocanum: Garrison Fluke
• Echinoccus
• Heterophyid group

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7
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Species that inhabit the liver

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• Fasciola hepatica: Oriental Liver Fluke
• Fasciola gigantica
• Clonorchis sinensis: Chinese liver Fluke
• Opisthorchis felineus: Cat liver Fluke

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8
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Species that inhabit the lungs

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Paragonimus westermani: Oriental lung Fluke

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9
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Species that inhabit the portal blood stream

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• Schistosoma japonicum
• Schistosoma mansoni
• Schistosoma haematobium

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10
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The alimentary canal is present but is incomplete i.e., without an anus.

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True

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11
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• have male and female
• reproduce sexually
• have only 1 intermediate host
• eggs do not have an operculum

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Schistosomes

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