Cestodes and their Classification
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The scolex of Echinococcus granulosus has a prominent ______ with two rows of hooklets.

rostellum

Taenia spp. eggs measure ______ micrometers in diameter.

30-35

Cysticercus bovis has an invaginated scolex that ______ a rostellum or hooks.

does not have

The family ______ includes the species Moniezia.

<p>Anoplocephalidae</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ segment of a tapeworm contains both male and female sex organs.

<p>mature</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ pore is where the uterine pore opens in Diphyllobothriidea.

<p>ventral genital</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dipylidium caninum egg packets contain different numbers of ______.

<p>eggs</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the structure on the scolex of Dipylidium caninum with several rows of hooks.

<p>rostellum</p> Signup and view all the answers

Taenia pisiformis is a tapeworm that infects the ______ intestine of dogs.

<p>small</p> Signup and view all the answers

The eggs of Diphyllobothrium latum are ______ when passed in the feces.

<p>unembryonated</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cestodes are divided into ______ orders, with only two being significant to veterinary medicine.

<p>18</p> Signup and view all the answers

The uterus of Diphyllobothrium latum is ______-shaped.

<p>rosette</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cestodes are flattened ______ and have a flat ribbon-like body.

<p>dorsoventrally</p> Signup and view all the answers

The adult tapeworms consists of three parts: Scolex (head), ______ and Strobila.

<p>Neck</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the germinal region from which the strobila arises.

<p>Neck</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the anterior attachment organ that contains holdfast organs in the form of suckers or slits and/or rostellum armed with hooks.

<p>Scolex</p> Signup and view all the answers

The reproductive organs are not well-differentiated in the ______ segment.

<p>Immature</p> Signup and view all the answers

The strobila is the rest of the body composed of ______.

<p>segments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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