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1. Invnavngeneralvnnematodevnparasite’svnlifevncycle,vnthevnhostvnmayvningestvn avnfertilevnegg.vnThisvnstagevnofvnthe
lifevncyclevn isvnreferredvntovnasvnthe:
a. Definitivevnhostvnphase
b. Diagnosticvnstage
c. Infectivevnstage
d. Methodvnofvninfection
2. Avnparasitevnthatvnlivesvninsidevnavnhostvn isvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
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3. Zoonosisvnisvnavntermvnusedvntovndescribevnhumans’vnrelationshipvnwithvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
4. Anvnanimalvnthatvn harborsvnavnparasitevnthatvn canvnalsovn infectvnhumansvnisvnreferredvntovnasvna(n):
a. Definitivevnhost
b. Intermediatevnhost
c. Reservoirvnhost
d. Transportvnhost
5. Thevnhostvninvnwhichvnthevnparasitevnreachesvnsexualvnorvnreproductivevnmaturityvnisvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Definitivevnhost
b. Intermediatevnhost
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d. Transportvnhost
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1. Invnavngeneralvnnematodevnparasite’svnlifevncycle,vnthevnhostvnmayvningestvn avnfertilevnegg.vnThisvnstagevnofvnthe
lifevncyclevn isvnreferredvntovnasvnthe:
a. Definitivevnhostvnphase
b. Diagnosticvnstage
c. Infectivevnstage
d. Methodvnofvninfection
ANS:vnC
RATIONALE:vnThisvnisvnthevnstagevnofvnthevn lifevncyclevnatvnwhichvnthevnparasitevnisvncapablevnofvnenteringv
nandv n developingvnwithinvnthevnhost.vnItvn isvnavnrequiredvnpartvnofvnthevn lifevncyclevnofvnthatvn parasite.
KEY:vnIntroduction:vnparasitevndefinitions/lifevncyclesvn|vnCognitivevn level:vnrecall
2. Avnparasitevnthatvnlivesvninsidevnavnhostvn isvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
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ANS:vnC
RATIONALE:vnEndoparasitesvnlivevn insidevnthevnhost.vnEctoparasitesvnlivevnonvnthevnoutsidevnofvnthevnhost.
v n Facultativevnparasitesvncanvnlivevnasvnwellvnoutsidevnthevn hostvn asvninsidevnthevnhost;vnhostvn infectionvnus
uallyv n occursvnaccidentally.vnOthervnaccidentalvnparasitesvnmayvnincludevnparasitesvnthatvn usuallyvninf
ectvnotherv n animals.
KEY:vnIntroduction:vnparasitevndefinitions/lifevncyclesvn|vnCognitivevn level:vnrecall
3. Zoonosisvnisvnavntermvnusedvntovndescribevnhumans’vnrelationshipvnwithvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
ANS:vnA
RATIONALE:vnZoonosisvnisvnanvnaccidentalvninfectionvnwithvnavnparasitevnthatvnusuallyvnparasitizesv n ani
mals.vnEndoparasitesvnlivevninsidevnthevnhost.vnEctoparasitesvn livevnoutsidevnthevnhost.vnFacultative
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1. Invnavngeneralvnnematodevnparasite’svnlifevncycle,vnthevnhostvnmayvningestvn avnfertilevnegg.vnThisvnstagevnofvnthe
lifevncyclevn isvnreferredvntovnasvnthe:
a. Definitivevnhostvnphase
b. Diagnosticvnstage
c. Infectivevnstage
d. Methodvnofvninfection
2. Avnparasitevnthatvnlivesvninsidevnavnhostvn isvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
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3. Zoonosisvnisvnavntermvnusedvntovndescribevnhumans’vnrelationshipvnwithvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
4. Anvnanimalvnthatvn harborsvnavnparasitevnthatvn canvnalsovn infectvnhumansvnisvnreferredvntovnasvna(n):
a. Definitivevnhost
b. Intermediatevnhost
c. Reservoirvnhost
d. Transportvnhost
5. Thevnhostvninvnwhichvnthevnparasitevnreachesvnsexualvnorvnreproductivevnmaturityvnisvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Definitivevnhost
b. Intermediatevnhost
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d. Transportvnhost
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1. Invnavngeneralvnnematodevnparasite’svnlifevncycle,vnthevnhostvnmayvningestvn avnfertilevnegg.vnThisvnstagevnofvnthe
lifevncyclevn isvnreferredvntovnasvnthe:
a. Definitivevnhostvnphase
b. Diagnosticvnstage
c. Infectivevnstage
d. Methodvnofvninfection
ANS:vnC
RATIONALE:vnThisvnisvnthevnstagevnofvnthevn lifevncyclevnatvnwhichvnthevnparasitevnisvncapablevnofvnenteringv
nandv n developingvnwithinvnthevnhost.vnItvn isvnavnrequiredvnpartvnofvnthevn lifevncyclevnofvnthatvn parasite.
KEY:vnIntroduction:vnparasitevndefinitions/lifevncyclesvn|vnCognitivevn level:vnrecall
2. Avnparasitevnthatvnlivesvninsidevnavnhostvn isvnreferredvntovn asvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite GRADESMORE.COM
ANS:vnC
RATIONALE:vnEndoparasitesvnlivevn insidevnthevnhost.vnEctoparasitesvnlivevnonvnthevnoutsidevnofvnthevnhost.
v n Facultativevnparasitesvncanvnlivevnasvnwellvnoutsidevnthevn hostvn asvninsidevnthevnhost;vnhostvn infectionvnus
uallyv n occursvnaccidentally.vnOthervnaccidentalvnparasitesvnmayvnincludevnparasitesvnthatvn usuallyvninf
ectvnotherv n animals.
KEY:vnIntroduction:vnparasitevndefinitions/lifevncyclesvn|vnCognitivevn level:vnrecall
3. Zoonosisvnisvnavntermvnusedvntovndescribevnhumans’vnrelationshipvnwithvna(n):
a. Accidentalvnparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativevnparasite
ANS:vnA
RATIONALE:vnZoonosisvnisvnanvnaccidentalvninfectionvnwithvnavnparasitevnthatvnusuallyvnparasitizesv n ani
mals.vnEndoparasitesvnlivevninsidevnthevnhost.vnEctoparasitesvn livevnoutsidevnthevnhost.vnFacultative
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