Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
24 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Anus
|
The posterior opening of the digestive tract
|
|
Cerebral Ganglion
|
One of the pair of nerve cell clusters that serve as a brain at the anterior end of some invertebrates
|
|
Cloaca
|
In animals, a common chamber into which the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems enter
|
|
Cuticle
|
In parasitic roundwords, a noncellular layer that protects the worm from the hosts digestive and immune system
|
|
Cyst
|
A resistant, thick-walled structure that encloses and protects a dormant organism
|
|
Elephantiasis
|
A condition of swollen lymphatic vessels in the limbs cause by a parasitic fliarial worm
|
|
Filarial Worm
|
One of the variety of parasitic roundworms that cause elephantiasis in humans and heartworm disease in dogs
|
|
Flame Cell
|
In a flatworm, a cell that collects excess body water and transfers it to the excretory system
|
|
Flatworm
|
The common name for any of the dorso ventrally flattened worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes
|
|
Fluke
|
A leaf-shaped parasitic flatworm
|
|
Hookworm
|
A parasitic roundworm that feeds on its hosts blood by cutting into the intestinal wall
|
|
Mastax
|
A muscular organ that breaks up food in fotifers
|
|
Pharynx
|
In flatworms, a muscular tube that leads to the gastrovacular cavity
|
|
Pinworm
|
Roundworm parasite taht lives in the lower intestine of humans but causes no serious disease
|
|
Primary Host
|
The host from whcih the adults of a parasite derive their nourishment and in which sexual reproduction occurs
|
|
Proglottoid
|
One of the many body sections of a tapeworm; contains reproductive organs
|
|
Rotifer
|
A small, aquatic invertebrate with a crown of cilia surrounding its mouth
|
|
Roundworm
|
A worm in the phylum Nematoda with a long, slender body that tapers at both ends, such as hook worms and pinworms
|
|
Schistosomiasis
|
A disease caused by a parasitic blood fluke of the genus Schistosoma
|
|
Scolex
|
A knob-shaped organ bearing hooks and suckers; lies at the anterior end of a tapeworm
|
|
Tapeworm
|
A parasitic flatworm that lives in the vertebrate intestine
|
|
Tegument
|
A continuous sheet of fused cells that covers the external surface of a fluke or tapeworm and protects the worm from the hosts digestive and immune system
|
|
Trichonosis
|
A disease caused by a parasitic roundworm of the genus Trichinella; characterized by muscle pain and stiffness
|
|
Uterus
|
A female reproductive structure where eggs are stored or fertilized or where development of the young occurs
|