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Which nematode is associated with the lymphatic condition known as elephantitis?
Filarial Worm
Round worms have a noncellular covering over their body called the.
cuticle
Roundworms are examples of animals with ___ body type.
Psuedocoelomate
What type of symmetry is a characteristic of phylum nematoda?
Bilateral
The psuedocoelom is usually full of fluid that provides some rigidity to the worms body and allows for more efficient movement. What is this "structure" called?
Hydrostatic Skeleton
Why do nematodes have a whip like motion?
longitudual muscle
What type of reproduction do they have?
Only Sexual
Where are the free living species found?
Freshwater, soil and saltwater
adults live in the tissue of the small intestine; suck blood
Necator Americanus
Ascaris is also called the whipworm?
False
Graham's test can be used for which infection diagnosis?
Enterobius
Hookworm infestation results in serious harm to people primarily by causing what?
anemia
A nematode infection aquired by eating undercook pork is...?
Trichinosis
Ascaris infects perople by means of what?
contamination of food and water with human feces
roundworms for which humans are dead end hosts
Toxocara and Trichinella
