Intestinal Flagellates: Giardia lamblia Morphology
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What is the characteristic shape of Giardia lamblia trophozoite?

  • Rod-shaped
  • Spherical
  • Pear or tear-drop (correct)
  • Star-shaped

    • How many nuclei does the Giardia trophozoite typically have?

  • One
  • Four
  • Three
  • Two (correct)

    • What are the curved rod-shaped structures lying posterior to the nuclei called in Giardia trophozoite?

  • Peripheral vesicles
  • Median bodies (correct)
  • Fibrils
  • Axonemes

    • What gives the nuclei of Giardia trophozoite a halo appearance?

    <p>Central karyosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which family does Giardia lamblia belong to?

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

    What is the function of the median bodies in Giardia trophozoite believed to be related to?

    <p>Adhesive disk formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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