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
Correct Answer :
C. boring through the wall of proglottid to be released on the grass
Related Questions
Hexacanth is the embryo of
Tapeworm
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Dracunculus
The common pinworm of man, Enterobius vermicularis is found in
lymph vessels
ileum
colon and rectum
stomach
Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
All of these
Cysticercus or bladder worm is the larva of
liver fluke
planaria
tapeworm
roundworm
The intermediate host of Fasciola is
Pig
Lamellidens
Helix
Limrea truncatula
The second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
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
Tapeworms obtain their nutrition from the host by
sucking
scraping
absorption through integument
preparing own food.
Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of
Taenia solium
Fasciola hepatica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Echinococcurs granulosus
Flame cells are ciliated structures having to do with the function of
digestion
respiration
assimilation
excretion
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
Taenia solium poses no problem in
India
China
Pakistan
European countries
Filarial larvae are found in men's
smear of spleen
biopsy of liver
peripheral blood at midnight
smear of intestinal contents
Intermediate host of Taenia saginata is
pig
cow
man
snail
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
The embryos, oncospheres of .Taenia sag-ginata are released in
digestive tract of man
intestine of cattle
liver of man
liver of cattle
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
Scolex is a characteristic of
flatworms
tapeworms
roundworms
earthworms
The filaria parasite is transmitted by
female culex
male culex
female anopheles
male anopheles
The most important fluke infestation of man is
filariasis
caused by tapeworms
caused by liver fluke
schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
pig
cattle
dog
goat
Fasciola hepatica is an endoparasite that lives in the
blood of sheep
spleen of sheep
liver of sheep
intestine of sheep
Trematodes generally include
flukes
worms
roundworms
blood flukes
Oncosphere larva belongs to
Taenia solium
Ascaris lumbricoides
Pheretima posthuma
Ancylostoma duodenale
The head region of tapeworm is known as
proglottid
rostellum
acetabulum
scolex
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
Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Six-hooked embryo of Taenia is known as
onchosphere
hexacanth
embryophore
cysticercus
Which of the parasites has no alimentary canal ?
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Tapeworm
Pin worm