The most important fluke infestation of man is
filariasis
caused by tapeworms
caused by liver fluke
schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
Correct Answer :
D. schistosomiasis or bilharziasis
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Nutrition in Taenia is
holozoic
halophytic
saprozoic
saprophytic
Platyhelminthes are best described as
flatworms, triploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, diploblastic, acoelomate animals
flatworms, triploblastic, coelomates
flat worms, pseudocoelomates
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
Hexacanth is the embryo of
Tapeworm
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Flame cells are the excretory organs of animals belonging the phylum
protozoa
porifera
coelenterata
platyhelminthes
Scolex is a characteristic of
flatworms
tapeworms
roundworms
earthworms
Taenia solium poses no problem in
India
China
Pakistan
European countries
Microfilaria refer to
male Wuchereria bancrofti
female Wuchereria bancrofti
juveniles of Wuchereria
flame cells
Which of the parasites has no alimentary canal ?
Liver fluke
Ascaris
Tapeworm
Pin worm
In helminthes, flame cells are components of their
nervous system
reproductive system
respiratory system
excretory system
The cysticerci in pig muscles can remain alive for
1 month
6 months
6 years
2 years
Elephantiasis in man is caused by
dracunculus (Guinea worm)
ancylostoma (Hookworm)
oxyuris (Pinworm)
microfilariae (Filaria worm)
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
Flame cells are ciliated structures having to do with the function of
digestion
respiration
assimilation
excretion
A worm infestation is medicaly referred to as a
helminthiasis
filariasis
amoebiasis
tuberculosis
The common pinworm of man, Enterobius vermicularis is found in
lymph vessels
ileum
colon and rectum
stomach
Roundworms differ from flatworms in having a
bilateral symmetry
cuticle
longitildinal nerve cord
pseudocoel
The cuticle has spines in
Taenia
Ascaris
Dracitncidus
Fasciola
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
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 second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
pig
cattle
dog
goat
Cysticercus or bladder worm is the larva of
liver fluke
planaria
tapeworm
roundworm
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
The head region of tapeworm is known as
proglottid
rostellum
acetabulum
scolex
Filarial larvae are found in men's
smear of spleen
biopsy of liver
peripheral blood at midnight
smear of intestinal contents
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 disease "Bilharzia" which is common in china and middle east is caused by
Blood fluke Schistosoma
Eschinostoma
Wuchereria
Taenia saginata