A matured proglottid of Taenia means a
segment in which
only female organs are found
both male and female organs are found
only eggs are present and all other organs have degenerated
hexacanth embryos have been formed
Correct Answer :
C. only eggs are present and all other organs have degenerated
Related Questions
The most important fluke infestation of man is
filariasis
caused by tapeworms
caused by liver fluke
schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
In the life cycle of Taenia solium, the secondary host in pig which gets infection when it ingests faeces containing
hexacanth larva
onchospheres
cysticerci
bladder worts
Elephantiasis in man is caused by
dracunculus (Guinea worm)
ancylostoma (Hookworm)
oxyuris (Pinworm)
microfilariae (Filaria worm)
The filaria parasite is transmitted by
female culex
male culex
female anopheles
male anopheles
The cysticerci in pig muscles can remain alive for
1 month
6 months
6 years
2 years
Hexacanth is the embryo of
Tapeworm
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Scolex is a characteristic of
flatworms
tapeworms
roundworms
earthworms
Disease caused by helminth parasite is
filariasis
tuberculosis
cholera
diptheria
Suckers are structures of
Strobila
Proglottids
Scolex
Gravid proglottids
Platyhelminthes are best described as
flatworms, triploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, diploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, triploblastic, coelomates
flat worms, pseudocoelomates
The disease "Bilharzia" which is common in china and middle east is caused by
Blood fluke Schistosoma
Eschinostoma
Wuchereria
Taenia saginata
In the life cycle of Taenia, the six hooks of hexacanth stage help in
sticking to the tongue of the intermediate host
boring through the wall of intestine of the intermediate host
boring through the wall of proglottid to be released on the grass
anchoring to the intestinal wall of intermediate host
Which of the parasites has no alimentary canal ?
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Tapeworm
Pin worm
Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
All of these
The second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
The correct sequence of various larvae in liver fluke is :
Miracidium, sporocyst, cercaria, redia, metacercaria
Miracidium, sporocyst, redia, cercaria, metacercaria
Sporocyst, redia, miracidium, cercaria, metacercaria
Cercaria, sporocyst, redia, miracidium, metacercaria
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
pig
cattle
dog
goat
Six-hooked embryo of Taenia is known as
onchosphere
hexacanth
embryophore
cysticercus
Free living platyhelminthic forms belong to the class
Turbellaria
Cestoda
Trematoda
Nematoda
Intermediate host of Taenia saginata is
pig
cow
man
snail
A matured proglottid of Taenia means a
segment in which
only female organs are found
both male and female organs are found
only eggs are present and all other organs have degenerated
hexacanth embryos have been formed
A worm infestation is medicaly referred to as a
helminthiasis
filariasis
amoebiasis
tuberculosis
Fasciola hepatica is a
Free living fluke
Ectoparasite
Endoparasite
Ecto and endoparasite
Microfilaria refer to
male Wuchereria bancrofti
female Wuchereria bancrofti
juveniles of Wuchereria
flame cells
Immature proglottids of Taenia solium have
testis but no ovaries
ovaries but no testis
vitleline follicles and shell gland but no gonads
uterus but no ovaries and no testis
Cysticercus or bladder worm is the larva of
liver fluke
planaria
tapeworm
roundworm
Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of
Taenia solium
Fasciola hepatica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Echinococcurs granulosus
YVhieh of the following have a single gut opening through which food enters and wastes leave the body ?
Planaria only
Planaria and Fasciola
Planaria, Fasciola and Taenia
Planaria, Fasciola, Taenia and Ascaris
Trematodes generally include
flukes
worms
roundworms
blood flukes