The filaria parasite is transmitted by
female culex
male culex
female anopheles
male anopheles
Correct Answer :
A. female culex
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Fasciola hepatica is a
Free living fluke
Ectoparasite
Endoparasite
Ecto and endoparasite
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
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
Trematodes generally include
flukes
worms
roundworms
blood flukes
Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Elephantiasis in man is caused by
dracunculus (Guinea worm)
ancylostoma (Hookworm)
oxyuris (Pinworm)
microfilariae (Filaria worm)
In Phylum Platyhelminthes, the excretory organs are
nephridia
malpighian tubules
flame cells (solenocytes)
green glands
The common pinworm of man, Enterobius vermicularis is found in
lymph vessels
ileum
colon and rectum
stomach
In helminthes, flame cells are components of their
nervous system
reproductive system
respiratory system
excretory system
Taenia solium poses no problem in
India
China
Pakistan
European countries
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
Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
All of these
Hexacanth is the embryo of
Tapeworm
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Roundworms differ from flatworms in having a
bilateral symmetry
cuticle
longitildinal nerve cord
pseudocoel
The most important fluke infestation of man is
filariasis
caused by tapeworms
caused by liver fluke
schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
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 of Fasciola is
Pig
Lamellidens
Helix
Limrea truncatula
The cuticle has spines in
Taenia
Ascaris
Dracitncidus
Fasciola
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
Filarial larvae are found in men's
smear of spleen
biopsy of liver
peripheral blood at midnight
smear of intestinal contents
The tapeworm is anchored to the mucosa of small intestine by means of
proglottids
scolex
acetabuli
rostellum
The second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
Flame cells are the excretory organs of animals belonging the phylum
protozoa
porifera
coelenterata
platyhelminthes
A worm infestation is medicaly referred to as a
helminthiasis
filariasis
amoebiasis
tuberculosis
The disease "Bilharzia" which is common in china and middle east is caused by
Blood fluke Schistosoma
Eschinostoma
Wuchereria
Taenia saginata
The head region of tapeworm is known as
proglottid
rostellum
acetabulum
scolex
Disease caused by helminth parasite is
filariasis
tuberculosis
cholera
diptheria
Fasciola hepatica is an endoparasite that lives in the
blood of sheep
spleen of sheep
liver of sheep
intestine of sheep
Nutrition in Taenia is
holozoic
halophytic
saprozoic
saprophytic
The embryos, oncospheres of .Taenia sag-ginata are released in
digestive tract of man
intestine of cattle
liver of man
liver of cattle