Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
Sand fly
Tsetse fly
Anopheles mosquito
Culex mosquito
Correct Answer :
D. Culex mosquito
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The head region of tapeworm is known as
proglottid
rostellum
acetabulum
scolex
The second host of Taenia solium is
pig
female anopheles
cow
culex
Trematodes generally include
flukes
worms
roundworms
blood flukes
In helminthes, flame cells are components of their
nervous system
reproductive system
respiratory system
excretory system
Six-hooked embryo of Taenia is known as
onchosphere
hexacanth
embryophore
cysticercus
Fasciola hepatica is an endoparasite that lives in the
blood of sheep
spleen of sheep
liver of sheep
intestine of sheep
Rabidities are present in the cells of epidermis in
Turbellaria
Trematoda
Cestoda
All of these
A worm infestation is medicaly referred to as a
helminthiasis
filariasis
amoebiasis
tuberculosis
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
Roundworms differ from flatworms in having a
bilateral symmetry
cuticle
longitildinal nerve cord
pseudocoel
Fasciola hepatica is a
Free living fluke
Ectoparasite
Endoparasite
Ecto and endoparasite
Dracunculus medinensis is commonly called
hookworm
guinea worm
whipworm
bookworm
The embryos, oncospheres of .Taenia sag-ginata are released in
digestive tract of man
intestine of cattle
liver of man
liver of cattle
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
The tapeworm is anchored to the mucosa of small intestine by means of
proglottids
scolex
acetabuli
rostellum
Scolex is a characteristic of
flatworms
tapeworms
roundworms
earthworms
The common pinworm of man, Enterobius vermicularis is found in
lymph vessels
ileum
colon and rectum
stomach
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
Flame cells are ciliated structures having to do with the function of
digestion
respiration
assimilation
excretion
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
Microfilaria refer to
male Wuchereria bancrofti
female Wuchereria bancrofti
juveniles of Wuchereria
flame cells
Filarial larvae are found in men's
smear of spleen
biopsy of liver
peripheral blood at midnight
smear of intestinal contents
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
pig
cattle
dog
goat
Flame cells are the excretory organs of animals belonging the phylum
protozoa
porifera
coelenterata
platyhelminthes
Miracidium is a larval stage in the development of
Taenia solium
Fasciola hepatica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Echinococcurs granulosus
Elephantiasis in man is caused by
dracunculus (Guinea worm)
ancylostoma (Hookworm)
oxyuris (Pinworm)
microfilariae (Filaria worm)
Flame cells are associated with excretory organs of
Ascaris
Dracunculus
Ancylostoma
Schistosoma
Worms of Phylum Platyhelminthes are triploblastic, but do not possess
a gastro vascular cavity
alimentary canal
mouth
body cavity
Nutrition in Taenia is
holozoic
halophytic
saprozoic
saprophytic
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