| what are the 3 main purposes of veterinary parasitology? | locate, Identify and treat |
| What 3 slides may be set up for a routine fecal? | direct smear, flotation, cytology |
| Lugol's iodine is used to better visualize ? | Giardia |
| how much feces is used for a direct smear? | fleck |
| how much feces is used for a flotation? | pea |
| how much feces is used for a centrifugation? | pea |
| how much feces is used for a cytology? | fleck |
| when preforming a centrifugation, feces are spun at ? for ? minutes | 1200rpm for 5 minutes |
| how long should a simple flotation incubate? | 10 minutes |
| what sits atop the meniscus on a concentration technique? | cover slip |
| what type of centrifuge should be used on a fecal centrifugation? | swinging head |
| list the stain used for the fecal cytology, name of each jar, and procedure for each jar. | 1 fixative, 5 1sec dips. 2 eosinophilic, 5 1 sec dips. basophilic, 7-10 1sec dips |
| where should the condenser be for a direct smear? | all the way down |
| list 2 main advantages to performing a direct smear? | larvae & giardia |
| what is the purpose of a fecal cytology? | locate, ID, treat |
| how many fields should be counted on a cytology? | 10 per slide |
| after performing a fecal cytology, you counted 32 Clostridium/10 fields. how will you report out your result? | NSATT |
| what are the 3 main purposes of veterinary parasitology? | locate, Identify and treat |
| list 3 ways a parasite gets its name | last name of discoverer, geographic location, morphology, final host, anatomical location, intermediate host, pathology |
| what is the proper order of Taxonomy? which is written in lower case | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and species |
| T - F all fluke Ova are single operculated? | True |
| what is the common name for Fasciola hepatic | liver flukes |
| (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | False |
| Tapeworms are more common then flukes? | false |
| parasites in the class Trematoda are commonly called flatworms? | true |
| list five larval stages of flukes from youngest to oldest. | Mircidium, Sporocyst, Rediae, Cercariae, Metacercariae |
| which larval stage of flukes is the infective stage? | metacercariae |
| Fasciola may be diagnosed as ova or adults in feces? | false |
| Give a brand name for Ivermectin | Heartgard, Ivomec |
| What kind of lifestyle do flukes have? | indirect lifecycle |
| Common name for Fasciola Hepatica? | Liver fluke |
| what are the contents of jar #2 of diff quick and the procedure for it. | Eosinophilic, 5 1sec dips |
| how long and how fast are feces spun? | 1200rpm, 5 minutes |
| what is the purpose of Lugol's Iodine? | to better visualize Giardia |
| the second intermediate host for paragonimus? | Clayfish |
| the site of infestation for Nanophyetus? | small intestine |
| The smallest of all flukes is? | Nanophyetus |
| which fluke is the most important economically in VetMed? | Fasciola Hepatica |
| Parasites in the Phylum Platyhelminthes are called? | flatworms |
| Parasites in the Class Cestoda are commonly called? | tapeworms |
| T - F flukes are monecious? | True |
| what is the diagnostic trait of flukes? | Single operculum |
| what is the name of the stain used on a fecal cytology? | Diff Quick |
| All flukes require a _____ as an intermediate host | snail |
| The geographic distribution of Paragonimus is __ | worldwide |
| Feces spun at ____ for __ minutes | 1200 rpm, 5 minutes |
| what 2 things are you trying to visualize with a fecal smear? | Clostridium and Campylobacter |
| the site of infestation for Nanophytes is___ | small intestine |
| Flukes are Oviparous? | True |
| A tapeworm segment is called? | proglottid |
| T - F all flukes are GI tract dwellers | false |
| what are characteristic of flukes? | Single operculated Ova, 5 larval stages, Metacarceriae is the infective stage |
| The head of a tapeworm is termed a ____ | Scolex |
