Flashcards in PARA LAB - Cestodes Intro Deck (35):
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appearance of adult cestodes
flat and ribbon like
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color of adult cestodes
yellowish/whitish
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cestodes: monoecious or dioecious
monoecious
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cestodes: w/ or w/o GI
WITHOUT [not incomplete]
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entry and exit of waste products of cestodes
diffusion
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adult worms inhabit that
small intestine of fh
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habitat of adult worms
small intestine of FH
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generally, eggs of cestodes are: operculated or non-operculated
non-operculated
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generally, eggs of cestodes are non-perculated except for
D. latum
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cestode body is composed of three impt parts
scolex
neck
proglottid
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head of cestode
scolex
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generally eggs of cestodes are:embryonated or not?
embryonated
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generally eggs of cestodes are:embryonated except for Dlatum
unembryonated
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function of scolex
attachment
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some cestodes possess __ in the scolex
rostellum
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a protruding structure in the scolex that can be armed or unarmed
rostellum
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how many suckers are there in cestodes
4 suckers [3 ventral, 1 dorsal]
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how many ventral suckers
3
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how many dorsal suckers
1
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region of growth of cestode
neck
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tapeworm segments
proglottid
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3 types of tapeworm segments
immature
mature
gravid or ripe
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type of proglottid
found nearest to the neck
repro structures not yet well-developed
immature
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more than 1 proglottid, chain of proglottids
strobila
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type of proglottid
found in the middle of strobila
mature
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type of proglottid
repro structures visualized or developed
mature
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type of proglottid
most distal from the neck
filled with eggs
gravid
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type of proglottid
repro structure not seen because filled with eggs
gravid
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type of proglottid
only uterus and egg can be seen
gravid
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do all cestodes possess rostellum
no
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may be armed or unarmed [hooks or w/o hooks]
rostellum
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MoT
Ingestion
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FH of cestodes
animals or humans
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some species have __ instead of suckers
bothria
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