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The head region of tapeworm is known as

A. proglottid

B. rostellum

C. acetabulum

D. scolex

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D. scolex


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The intermediate host of Fasciola is

A. Pig

B. Lamellidens

C. Helix

D. Limrea truncatula

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The most important fluke infestation of man is

A. filariasis

B. caused by tapeworms

C. caused by liver fluke

D. schistosomiasis or bilharziasis

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Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in

A. Turbellaria

B. Trematoda

C. Cestoda

D. All of these

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The tapeworm is anchored to the mucosa of small intestine by means of

A. proglottids

B. scolex

C. acetabuli

D. rostellum

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Fasciola hepatica is an endoparasite that lives in the

A. blood of sheep

B. spleen of sheep

C. liver of sheep

D. intestine of sheep

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A worm infestation is medicaly referred to as a

A. helminthiasis

B. filariasis

C. amoebiasis

D. tuberculosis

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Disease caused by helminth parasite is

A. filariasis

B. tuberculosis

C. cholera

D. diptheria

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The filaria parasite is transmitted by

A. female culex

B. male culex

C. female anopheles

D. male anopheles

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The cuticle has spines in

A. Taenia

B. Ascaris

C. Dracitncidus

D. Fasciola

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Free living platyhelminthic forms belong to the class

A. Turbellaria

B. Cestoda

C. Trematoda

D. Nematoda

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Taenia solium lacks alimentary canal because

A. it does not require any food

B. it lives in intestine

C. it has saprozoic mode of feeding

D. it does not digest food

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A matured proglottid of Taenia means a
segment in which

A. only female organs are found

B. both male and female organs are found

C. only eggs are present and all other organs have degenerated

D. hexacanth embryos have been formed

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The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is

A. pig

B. cattle

C. dog

D. goat

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The correct sequence of various larvae in liver fluke is :

A. Miracidium, sporocyst, cercaria, redia, metacercaria

B. Miracidium, sporocyst, redia, cercaria, metacercaria

C. Sporocyst, redia, miracidium, cercaria, metacercaria

D. Cercaria, sporocyst, redia, miracidium, metacercaria

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Dracunculus medinensis is commonly called

A. hookworm

B. guinea worm

C. whipworm

D. bookworm

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Trematodes generally include

A. flukes

B. worms

C. roundworms

D. blood flukes

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In Phylum Platyhelminthes, the excretory organs are

A. nephridia

B. malpighian tubules

C. flame cells (solenocytes)

D. green glands

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Six-hooked embryo of Taenia is known as

A. onchosphere

B. hexacanth

C. embryophore

D. cysticercus

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Cysticercus or bladder worm is the larva of

A. liver fluke

B. planaria

C. tapeworm

D. roundworm

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In the life cycle of Taenia solium, the secondary host in pig which gets infection when it ingests faeces containing

A. hexacanth larva

B. onchospheres

C. cysticerci

D. bladder worts

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Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of

A. Taenia solium

B. Fasciola hepatica

C. Ascaris lumbricoides

D. Echinococcurs granulosus

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Suckers are structures of

A. Strobila

B. Proglottids

C. Scolex

D. Gravid proglottids

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In helminthes, flame cells are components of their

A. nervous system

B. reproductive system

C. respiratory system

D. excretory system

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Oncosphere larva belongs to

A. Taenia solium

B. Ascaris lumbricoides

C. Pheretima posthuma

D. Ancylostoma duodenale

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Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by

A. Sand fly

B. Tsetse fly

C. Anopheles mosquito

D. Culex mosquito

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Tapeworms obtain their nutrition from the host by

A. sucking

B. scraping

C. absorption through integument

D. preparing own food.

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Microfilaria refer to

A. male Wuchereria bancrofti

B. female Wuchereria bancrofti

C. juveniles of Wuchereria

D. flame cells

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The embryos, oncospheres of .Taenia sag-ginata are released in

A. digestive tract of man

B. intestine of cattle

C. liver of man

D. liver of cattle

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In Fasciola hepatica, germ cells of the redia larva give rise to

A. daughter miracidia

B. daughter redia

C. daughter cercaria

D. daughter sporocyst

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Scolex is a characteristic of

A. flatworms

B. tapeworms

C. roundworms

D. earthworms