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29 Cards in this Set
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Special sense organs in roundworms |
Amphids |
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Thick flexible outer covering of a roundworm |
Cuticle |
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One of the main differences in the nervous system of a round worm and flatworm has this |
Nerve ring |
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A hollow fluid filled cavity that is partially lined by the mesoderm |
Pseudocoelom |
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The name for inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity |
Peritonitis |
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One of the main sources of contamination for almost all parasitic roundworms in third world countries |
Water |
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Term describing animals with three fundamental cell layers |
Triploblastic |
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One of the main traditional sources for trichicella infestation in humans |
Pork |
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Roundworm eggs are able to survive environmental _____. |
Extremes |
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Described as a disease right out of the Old Testament causing fiery pain in the legs and feet as it erupts |
Guinea worm |
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The nematode that attacks soybeans is thought to be brought in from this country |
China |
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The most common roundworm infection in humans worldwide; also known as “wandering worms” |
Ascaris |
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A type of hookworm infection in which the worms bore holes in your skin and make tunnels he |
Larva migrins |
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The Greek meaning of the word “nematos” |
Thread |
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The most life threatening canine worms |
Heart worms |
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Roundworms have a short ____ for waste compaction. |
Rectum |
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Condition described as swollen tissue caused by obstruction of the lymph fluid |
Filairiasis |
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One reason hookworms spread so easily in Africa is because they don’t have thesenoth |
Shoes |
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Both nematodes and members of Platyheminthes display this symmetry |
Bilateral |
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Causes anal itching and is often seen in children |
Pinworms |
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Animals that have a true body cavity |
Coelomates |
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Interconnected glandular cells making up the excretory system of a roundworm |
Renete cells |
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Disease that involves the thickening and hardening of skin; often a result of a filarial worm infection |
Elephantiasis |
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Parasitic nematode worms that can cause a potentially serious infection; best known intermediate host is pigs |
Trichiworms |
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Roundworms have great _____ importance |
Ecological |
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Bloodsucking roundworms differ in the size of the male and female organism. This is called what? |
Pimorphism |
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Intermediate hosts of a canine or feline heart worm |
Mosquitoes |
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Roundworms are good for the soil because they add nutrients and ____. |
Aerate |
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Number of digestive tract openings on a round worm |
Two |
