Parasitology Reinforcement Practice Quiz

What is the most common intestinal nematode of man?

This is produced by Ascaris lumbricoides to protect worms from digestion.

This is produced by Ascaris lumbricoides to suppress lymphocyte proliferation.

This is a somatic muscle arrangement in which cells are numerous and project well into the body cavity.

Give two (2) examples of soil-transmitted helminth.

Separate your answers with a comma followed by a space (eg. Answer1, Answer2)

(a)  

Female Ascaris lumbricoides have a single, long, tortuous tubule while males have paired reproductive organs in the posterior two-thirds.

What is the diagnostic stage of Ascaris lumbricoides?

What is the infective stage of Ascaris lumbricoides?

How many molting processes do the larvae of Ascaris lumbricoides undergo to reach their 3^rd stage?

What do you call the asexual stage of the life cycle of a sporozoan?