D. LATUM

• has plenty of segments that appear as?

  ribbon like
• d. latum is under class of?

  pseudophyllidean
• scolex appears as?

  • almond shaped
  • spoon shaped
  • spatula shaped
• anapolytic or apolytic?

  anapolytic (gravid segments do not detach, therefore no segments seen in stool)
• ova is immature when laid
• ova is operculated and has a lot of granules so it is called?

  inconspicous operculum
• ova becomes?

  coracidium
• a ciliated epithelium that appears as sea urchin


  coracidium
• a larva tha has a mucous?

  procercoid
• larva that is longer and will become adult

  plerocercoid
• life cycle

  1. ova
  2. coracidium
  3. procercoid
  4. plerocercoid
  5. adult
• scolex has no hooklets
• sucking groove in the scolex has?

  1 mid-dorsal, 1 mid ventral sucking groove
• scolex is called?


  bothrium or bothria
• segments characterize as?


  broader than long
• genital pore is present and located at?

  center of mature proglottid
• d. latum common name:

  • broad tapeworm
  • fish tapeworm
• d. latum is known as the?

  largest tapeworm of man
• d. latum adult parasite resembles?

  spirometra
• uterus of d. latum appears as?

  rosette shaped formation
• disease cause?

  • tapeworm anemia
  • vitamin b12 deficiency
  • megaloblastic anemia
• in megaloblastic anemia, rbc are?

  macrocytic hyperchromic
• stool exam will not show segments therefore do not do compression technique
• eggs resemble what parasite?

  paragonimus westermanii
• how many intermediate host it needs?

  2
• 1st intermediate host:

  copepods
• 2nd intermediate host:

  freshwater fish
• what procedure should be done for ova or eggs?

  sedimentation technique
• do not perform floatation technique because the ova is dense or heavy because of plenty granules it contains
• 1st intermediate host is copepods, example of copepods is?

  small shrimp
• small shirmp as copepods known as?

  sparganum