Question 1

Several tapeworm segments recovered in a routine fecal concentration procedure were found to have 7 to 12 lateral uterine branches. This parasite is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taenia solium 
B)  Taenia saginata 
C)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
D)  Dipylidium caninum 
A)  Taenia solium 
B)  Taenia saginata 
C)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
D)  Dipylidium caninum A

Question 2

The cestode that produces an operculated egg is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia solium 
A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia solium A

Question 3

For which of the following can humans serve as both the definitive and intermediate host?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Taenia saginata 
D)  Taenia solium 
A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Taenia saginata 
D)  Taenia solium D

Question 4

Which of the following cestode infections can increase through autoreinfection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia solium 
A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia solium

Question 5

Which of the following tapeworm infections is associated with vitamin B12 deficiency macrocytic anemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Hymenolepis nana 
C)  Taenia saginata 
D)  Taenia solium 
A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Hymenolepis nana 
C)  Taenia saginata 
D)  Taenia solium

Question 6

Consumption of raw or undercooked beef is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taenia saginata 
B)  Taenia solium 
C)  Trichinella spiralis 
D)  Dipylidium carninum 
A)  Taenia saginata 
B)  Taenia solium 
C)  Trichinella spiralis 
D)  Dipylidium carninum

Question 7

The first intermediate host in the Diphyllobothrium latum life cycle is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Copepod 
B)  Fish 
C)  Flea 
D)  Pig 
A)  Copepod 
B)  Fish 
C)  Flea 
D)  Pig

Question 8

The structural component in tapeworms that contains the reproductive organs is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Onchosphere 
B)  Proglottid 
C)  Scolex 
D)  Strobila 
A)  Onchosphere 
B)  Proglottid 
C)  Scolex 
D)  Strobila

Question 9

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia saginata 
A)  Diphyllobothrium latum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosa 
C)  Hymenolepis nana 
D)  Taenia saginata

Question 10

Humans can become an accidental zoophytic host for which of the following if an infected flea is ingested?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dipylidium caninum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosus 
C)  Spirometra spp. 
D)  Taenia solium 
A)  Dipylidium caninum 
B)  Echinococcus granulosus 
C)  Spirometra spp. 
D)  Taenia solium

Question 11

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascaris lumbricoides 
B)  Taenia saginata 
C)  Taenia solium 
D)  Either b or c 
E)  None of these 
A)  Ascaris lumbricoides 
B)  Taenia saginata 
C)  Taenia solium 
D)  Either b or c 
E)  None of these

Several tapeworm segments recovered in a routine fecal concentration procedure were found to have 7 to 12 lateral uterine branches. This parasite is:

The cestode that produces an operculated egg is:

For which of the following can humans serve as both the definitive and intermediate host?

Which of the following cestode infections can increase through autoreinfection?

Which of the following tapeworm infections is associated with vitamin B₁₂ deficiency macrocytic anemia?

Consumption of raw or undercooked beef is associated with:

The first intermediate host in the Diphyllobothrium latum life cycle is a:

The structural component in tapeworms that contains the reproductive organs is called the:

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Humans can become an accidental zoophytic host for which of the following if an infected flea is ingested?

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Introduction and Nematoda

Digenea

Protozoa: Amoeba

Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma SPP , Leishmania SPP, Flagellates and Ciliates

Protozoa: Sporozoa

Arthropoda

Clinical Laboratory Procedures

Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease

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Exam 2: Cestoda

Several tapeworm segments recovered in a routine fecal concentration procedure were found to have 7 to 12 lateral uterine branches. This parasite is:

The cestode that produces an operculated egg is:

For which of the following can humans serve as both the definitive and intermediate host?

Which of the following cestode infections can increase through autoreinfection?

Which of the following tapeworm infections is associated with vitamin B12 deficiency macrocytic anemia?

Consumption of raw or undercooked beef is associated with:

The first intermediate host in the Diphyllobothrium latum life cycle is a:

The structural component in tapeworms that contains the reproductive organs is called the:

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Humans can become an accidental zoophytic host for which of the following if an infected flea is ingested?

Identify the parasite shown in the following view:

Introduction and Nematoda

Digenea

Protozoa: Amoeba

Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma SPP , Leishmania SPP, Flagellates and Ciliates

Protozoa: Sporozoa

Arthropoda

Clinical Laboratory Procedures

Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease

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Which of the following tapeworm infections is associated with vitamin B₁₂ deficiency macrocytic anemia?