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28. This particular Trematode resides in the venules of the patient and has a large robust male, with a gynecophoral canal where the female resides during mating. This organism is best described as a:

3. A short buccal capsule, large bulb on the esophagus, and prominent genital primordium are all characteristics of: 

30. Size is a criterion that is used to differentiate between many eggs.  Which pairs of eggs are the smallest by comparison? 

24. Trematodes may be found in each of the following sites within the human host, except:

11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of nematodes?

8. This small intestinal nematode, C. philipinensis,  is transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated fish and can cause a serious infection as a result of the organism’s ability to:

Place the following elements in order of decreasing atomic radius. (Extra credit)

22. Diagnosis of this parasite may be made from collecting urine from the patient early in the afternoon. This trematode is referred to as the Bladder Fluke and resides in the venous vessels. The  parasite is:

10. Necator americanus can be differentiated from Ancyclostoma duodenale by:  

1. A 4-year-old boy attended day care 3 days per week. He was irritable, and his parents noticed that he had persistent perianal itching. A sticky paddle was pressed against the perianal region and sent to the laboratory for testing. The eggs microscopically observed would most likely have which one of the following morphologic features?