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This test bank for Medical Parasitology: A Self-Instructional Text, 7th Edition by Ruth Leventhal and Russell F. Cheadle includes verified questions and answers with detailed rationales for all chapters (1–11). It supports exam preparation and reinforces understanding of protozoa, helminths, arthropods, life cycles, diagnosis, treatment, and laboratory identification.

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Test Bank for Medical Parasitology: A Self-Instructional Text 7th Edition


By Ruth Leventhal & Russell F. Cheadle


All Chapters (1-11) |Q&As Verified with Rationales | Grade A+ Assured


ISBN 9780803675797




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Answer Key for Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2. Nematoda.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Answer Key for Chapter 2. Nematoda ...................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 3. Cestoda ................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Answer Key for Chapter 3. Cestoda........................................................................................................................... 34
Chapter 4. Digenea ................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Answer Key for Chapter 4. Digenea .......................................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 5. Protozoa: Amoeba ........................................................................................................................................... 49
Answer Key for Chapter 5. Protozoa: Amoeba ..................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 6. Protozoa: Flagellates and Ciliates ............................................................................................................. 59
Answer Key for Chapter 6. Protozoa: Flagellates and Ciliates ....................................................................... 62
Chapter 7. Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp................................. 65
Answer Key for Chapter 7. Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma spp. And Leishmania
spp........................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Chapter 8. Protozoa: Sporozoa......................................................................................................................................... 70
Answer Key for Chapter 8. Protozoa: Sporozoa ................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 9. Arthropoda......................................................................................................................................................... 83
Answer Key for Chapter 9. Arthropoda ................................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 10. Clinical Laboratory Procedures .............................................................................................................. 95
Answer Key for Chapter 10. Clinical Laboratory Procedures ..................................................................... 105
Chapter 11. Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease ................................................................................... 121
Answer Key for Chapter 11. Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease ............................................. 123




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Answer Keys at the End of Each Chapter

Chapter 1. Introduction

1. In a general nematode parasite’s life cycle, the host may ingest a fertile egg. This stage of the
life cycle is referred to as the:

a. Definitive host phase

b. Diagnostic stage

c. Infective stage

d. Method of infection



2. A parasite that lives inside a host is referred to as a(n):

a. Accidental parasite

b. Ectoparasite

c. Endoparasite

d. Facultative parasite



3. Zoonosis is a term used to describe humans’ relationship with a(n):

a. Accidental parasite

b. Ectoparasite

c. Endoparasite

d. Facultative parasite



4. An animal that harbors a parasite that can also infect humans is referred to as a(n):

a. Definitive host

b. Intermediate host

c. Reservoir host

d. Transport host



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5. The host in which the parasite reaches sexual or reproductive maturity is referred to as
a(n):

a. Definitive host

b. Intermediate host

c. Reservoir host

d. Transport host



Answer Key for Chapter 1. Introduction
1. In a general nematode parasite’s life cycle, the host may ingest a fertile egg. This stage of the
life cycle is referred to as the:

a. Definitive host phase

b. Diagnostic stage

c. Infective stage

d. Method of infection



ANS: C

RATIONALE: This is the stage of the life cycle at which the parasite is capable of entering and
developing within the host. It is a required part of the life cycle of that parasite.

KEY: Introduction: parasite definitions/life cycles | Cognitive level: recall



2. A parasite that lives inside a host is referred to as a(n):

a. Accidental parasite

b. Ectoparasite

c. Endoparasite

d. Facultative parasite

ANS: C

RATIONALE: Endoparasites live inside the host. Ectoparasites live on the outside of the host.
Facultative parasites can live as well outside the host as inside the host; host infection usually


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