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Cuticle |
Thick, flexible outer covering of a roundworm; shed during juvenile growth stages |
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Amphids |
Special sense organs in roundworms |
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One of the main differences in the nervous system of a flatworm and a roundworm is that the roundworm has this |
Nerve ring |
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A hollow, fluid-filled cavity that is partially lined by mesoderm |
Pseudocoelom |
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The name for inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity |
Peritonitis |
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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 as able to survive environmental _____ |
Extremes |
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The Greek meaning of “nematos.” |
Thread |
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The most life-threatening canine worms |
Heartworms |
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Roundworms have a short ____ for waste compaction |
Rectum |
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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 |
Coelomate |
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Interconnected glandular cells making up the excretory system of a roundworm |
Renette cells |
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Roundworms have great ___ importance |
Ecological |
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Number of digestive tract openings on a roundworm |
Two |
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Number of digestive tract openings on a roundworm |
Two |
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Intermediate hosts of a canine or feline heartworm |
Mosquitoes |
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Number of digestive tract openings on a roundworm |
Two |
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Intermediate hosts of a canine or feline heartworm |
Mosquitoes |
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Roundworms are good for the soil because they add nutrients and ____ |
Aerate |
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Both Nematodes and members of Platyhelminthes display this symmetry |
Bilateral |
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Condition described as swollen tissue caused by obstruction of the lymph fluid |
Lymphedema |
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Hookworms live in what organ of their host |
Small intestines |
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How common is a hookworm infection |
Second most common |
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Roundworms have |
Tube within a tube body plan |
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Fiery serpent |
Called this bc it burns when they come out |
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Filarial worm infections causes |
Chills, fevers, headaches and skin lesions |
