Quiz 1

1. What is the infective stage of malarial parasite to the vector?

• Gametocytes

• Cryptozoites

• Schizonts

• Sporozoites

2. Which of the following organs of the body is the most often involved in extraintestinal amoebiasis?

• Lungs

•  Kidneys

• Pancreas

• Liver

  
  

The following are part of the importance of knowing the life cycle of the parasite, except:

1. Timing of collection

2. Specimen to be collected

3. Frequency

4. Test to be done

• 1, 3 only

•  2,4 only

• 1,2,3 only

• 4 only

The following protozoan can be transmitted by sexual contact, except:

1. Trichomonas vaginalis

2. Pentatrichomonas hominis   

3. Giardia lamblia  

4. Entamoeba gingivalis

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 1, 2, and 3

•  

  4 only

  
  

Microfilariae found in the blood that have a sheath, demonstrate nocturnal periodicity and exhibit nuclei that do not extend to the tail tip are which of the following?

• Brugia malayi

•  Onchocerca volvulus

• Loa loa

• Wuchereria bancrofti

Flattened bipolar plugs that are peanut-shaped with striated shells:

• Trichuris trichiura

• Capillaria philippinensis

• Strongyloides stercoralis

• Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Identify the parasite

• W. bancrofti

• M. perstans

• B. malayi

• O. volvulus

Identify the parasite egg

• Trichostrongylus

• Ancylostoma

• Strongyloides

• Dracunculus

The following adult worms has the small intestine as its habitat, except:

• Ascaris lumbricoides

• Hookworms

• Trichuris trichiura

• Strongyloides stercoralis

The rhabditiform larva of the hookworm has a:

• short buccal cavity equal to ½ width of the body

• long buccal cavity equal to the width of the body

• medium length buccal cavity

•  has no buccal cavity