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,Chapter l1. l Introduction
1. In la lgeneral lnematode lparasite’s llife lcycle, lthe lhost lmay lingest la lfertile legg. lThis lstage lof
lthe llife lcycle lis lreferred lto las lthe:
a. Definitive lhost lphase
b. Diagnostic lstage
c. Infective lstage
d. Method lof linfection
2. A lparasite lthat llives linside la lhost lis lreferred lto las la(n):
a. Accidental lparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative lparasite
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3. Zoonosis lis la lterm lused lto ldescribe lhumans’ lrelationship lwith la(n):
a. Accidental lparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative lparasite
4. An lanimal lthat lharbors la lparasite lthat lcan lalso linfect lhumans lis lreferred lto las la(n):
a. Definitive lhost
b. Intermediate lhost
c. Reservoir lhost
d. Transport lhost
5. The lhost lin lwhich lthe lparasite lreaches lsexual lor lreproductive lmaturity lis lreferred lto las la(n):
a. Definitive lhost
b. Intermediate lhost
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,c. Reservoir lhost
d. Transport lhost
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Leventhal: lMedical lParasitology, lEd. l7 Multiple lChoice lQuestions l- lChapter l1
, Answer lKey lfor lChapter l1. l Introduction
1. In la lgeneral lnematode lparasite’s llife lcycle, lthe lhost lmay lingest la lfertile legg. lThis lstage lof
lthe llife lcycle lis lreferred lto las lthe:
a. Definitive lhost lphase
b. Diagnostic lstage
c. Infective lstage
d. Method lof linfection
ANS: lC
RATIONALE: lThis lis lthe lstage lof lthe llife lcycle lat lwhich lthe lparasite lis lcapable lof lentering land
ldeveloping lwithin lthe lhost. lIt lis la lrequired lpart lof lthe llife lcycle lof lthat lparasite.
KEY: lIntroduction: lparasite ldefinitions/life lcycles l| lCognitive llevel: lrecall
2. A lparasite lthat llives linside la lhost lis lreferred lto las la(n):
a. Accidental lparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative lparasite GRADESMORE.COM
ANS: lC
RATIONALE: lEndoparasites llive linside lthe lhost. lEctoparasites llive lon lthe loutside lof lthe lhost.
lFacultative lparasites lcan llive las lwell loutside lthe l host las linside lthe lhost; lhost linfection lusually
loccurs laccidentally. lOther laccidental lparasites lmay linclude lparasites lthat lusually linfect lother
lanimals.
KEY: lIntroduction: lparasite ldefinitions/life lcycles l| lCognitive llevel: lrecall
3. Zoonosis lis la lterm lused lto ldescribe lhumans’ lrelationship lwith la(n):
a. Accidental lparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative lparasite
ANS: lA
RATIONALE: lZoonosis lis lan laccidental linfection lwith la lparasite lthat lusually lparasitizes
lanimals. lEndoparasites llive linside lthe lhost. lEctoparasites llive loutside lthe lhost. lFacultative
Leventhal: lMedical lParasitology, lEd. l7 Multiple lChoice lQuestions l- lChapter l1