Elephantiasis in man is caused by
dracunculus (Guinea worm)
ancylostoma (Hookworm)
oxyuris (Pinworm)
microfilariae (Filaria worm)
Correct Answer :
D. microfilariae (Filaria worm)
Related Questions
The embryos, oncospheres of .Taenia sag-ginata are released in
digestive tract of man
intestine of cattle
liver of man
liver of cattle
In Fasciola hepatica, germ cells of the redia larva give rise to
daughter miracidia
daughter redia
daughter cercaria
daughter sporocyst
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
Suckers are structures of
Strobila
Proglottids
Scolex
Gravid proglottids
The second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
In Phylum Platyhelminthes, the excretory organs are
nephridia
malpighian tubules
flame cells (solenocytes)
green glands
The cuticle has spines in
Taenia
Ascaris
Dracitncidus
Fasciola
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
The common pinworm of man, Enterobius vermicularis is found in
lymph vessels
ileum
colon and rectum
stomach
Hexacanth is the embryo of
Tapeworm
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Taenia solium lacks alimentary canal because
it does not require any food
it lives in intestine
it has saprozoic mode of feeding
it does not digest food
Dracunculus medinensis is commonly called
hookworm
guinea worm
whipworm
bookworm
A well developed nervous system and sense organs are present in members of the class
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
None of these
The disease "Bilharzia" which is common in china and middle east is caused by
Blood fluke Schistosoma
Eschinostoma
Wuchereria
Taenia saginata
Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Which of the following swim by ciliary action ?
Adult Fasciola
Miracidium larva of Fasciola
Miracidium and redia larva of Fasciola
Miracidium, redia and metacercaria larva of Fasciola
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
pig
cattle
dog
goat
Intermediate host of Taenia saginata is
pig
cow
man
snail
Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
All of these
Trematodes generally include
flukes
worms
roundworms
blood flukes
Six-hooked embryo of Taenia is known as
onchosphere
hexacanth
embryophore
cysticercus
Roundworms differ from flatworms in having a
bilateral symmetry
cuticle
longitildinal nerve cord
pseudocoel
Flame cells are ciliated structures having to do with the function of
digestion
respiration
assimilation
excretion
Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of
Taenia solium
Fasciola hepatica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Echinococcurs granulosus
The cysticerci in pig muscles can remain alive for
1 month
6 months
6 years
2 years
The tapeworm is anchored to the mucosa of small intestine by means of
proglottids
scolex
acetabuli
rostellum
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
The filaria parasite is transmitted by
female culex
male culex
female anopheles
male anopheles
Which of the following is true ?
The male Fasciola hepatica has a single, branched testis
The female Fasciola hepatica has a pair of branched ovaries
Fasciola hepatica is hermaphrodite and has a pair of testis and a single ovary
None of these
Fasciola hepatica is a
Free living fluke
Ectoparasite
Endoparasite
Ecto and endoparasite