Earthworm Smooth Muscle Lab Report

In a cricket the reproductive system and the digestive system are interconnected. In a female cricket, the digestive system is located right under the ovaries. The location of these two systems is ideal for providing nutrients to the offspring. If the reproductive system was located elsewhere, access to vital nutrients needed to produce healthy offspring might not be easily available. In an earthworm, the nervous system and the muscular system are interconnected. The nerve cord that runs along the side of the worm’s body contain ganglia. Ganglia send electrical signals to the earthworm’s muscles signaling them to contract. Once the circular muscles receive these signals, the muscles contract and allow the worm to push its body forward.

The life cycle of this worm is fairly simple; they first find a intermediate host and then produce offspring inside that creature. These offspring will then exit the host and find another creature to bury inside where they will stay unti the creauture

Using the scientific method it is necessary to gain some knowledge about mealworms and the two different substrates.

Or, make the opening directly over the linguini ligament or an inch or more inferior to the ligament. Once the cut is made, dissect the fat and fascia then bypass the superficial great saphenous vein. Locate the Sartorius muscle; the vessels are along the medial side of this muscle.

What is the life cycle of your worm? The life cycle of my worm is eggs are passed in waste, the eggs then hatch and release miracidia, the parasite develops in a molluscan intermediate host, humans are exposed to the dermatitis-producing cercariae, cercariae then makes it’s way to the skin of birds and their blood vessels. Where are the eggs laid? They lay their eggs inside the host animal. Where do the adult worms live? The adult worms are found in the blood vessels where they make eggs that are then passed to waste.

We started out by picking our worms out of their original containers then transferring them to a petri dish, then pouring in enough spring water via a pipette to sustain the worm, without providing too much as it could potentially escape. The water was necessary otherwise, the worm would dry up and die. We then took a small razor blade and made our initial incisions, having the option to cut once or cut up to three times. I chose to cut my planarian only once, without the assistance of a microscope and I used a small ruler before making my initial cut and then shortly after.

Diagnosis of tapeworm infestations may be via recognition of visible proglottids on the perineal skin; however, some tapeworms are very small...only a few millimeters including all segments...and may be missed. Alternatively, visualization of tapeworm eggs with standard fecal flotation methods may be accomplished. Microscopic examination of proglottid segments is useful in identifying the species of tapeworm.

Intestinal tapeworm infections may be treated simply with medications such as: Praziquantel, Albendazole, and Nitazoxanide. Treatment for an invasive infection, however, is more in depth and may require anything from therapy to surgery. The method of treatment for invasive infection is dependent upon the location of the infection. Therapy and surgery will shrink/remove cysts; shunt placement will place a permanent tube in the host’s head to drain any fluid going into the brain. For some people, however, treatment is not necessary as the tapeworm exits the body on its

4. The worms start off as babies in the bloodstream of an animal where they are sucked out by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes will bite a new victim and put the worm in the the animal where it will go to a lymph gland and start to spread disease and irritate the host. The adults stay for around 5 years if not treated. The adults will reproduce and the babies will go to the blood where the process will restart.

Worms are slimy and are odd organisms to look at. Can you imagine them being in your body, feeding off of the food you are consuming? There are many types of worms that can make their way into the human body and thrive on our nutrients that we need for everyday life. The worm Enterobius vermicularis, also commonly known as the pinworm, enjoys harboring themselves in children generally under the age of eighteen years old (Jaboury, 2015). Children are more prone to getting these pinworms because of how often they are putting their hands and other objects into their mouths. They are not aware that they could be putting dirt that a cat just defecated on, or that they might be drinking contaminated water from a stream or river. Many children are

The appearance of roundworms our pets stool can be quite alarming once it has been seen for the first time. Generally as a rule a good pet breeder will take the litter of puppies or kittens to the vet right about 3 weeks of age where they will receive their first general deworming. Once the deworming has been executed you can expect to see what looks like spaghetti in their stool, this is the only way these parasite are voided from their body. These worms have been recorded to measure up to 3-5 inches in length. The deworming should be repeated two more other times to make sure all of the parasite has been voided, the other times generally corresponds with the first and second vaccines.

I was able to apply successfully and remove the ostomy device. I placed the device in the location where a descending colostomy bag would be placed, and inside the bag, I put a simulated fecal material to resemble what it normally would be.

Heartworm disease is often a silent killer, as little to no symptoms can occur; however the disease in it’s early-mid stages in can be effectively treated. A Heartworm test is conducted by drawing a sample of blood from the infected animal. The blood sample may be process on site or it may be sent to a nearby laboratory. If the animal tests positive for the disease, more test may be needed to confirm the diagnosis.

Freeze meat for at least 10 hours and fish for at least 24 hours to kill tapeworm eggs and larvae.

1. First, the new born larvae of the silkworms are kept in a warm and stable environment and given plenty of mulberry leaves, their favourite diet.