UAMS Parasitology Exam Final Review
Questions & Answers 2024/2025
ingested RBCs - ANSWERSWhat cytoplasmic inclusion can be found exclusivley in Entamoeba histolytica?
uneven/bumpy peripheral chromatin & a small eccentric karyosome - ANSWERSDescribe the nucleus of
Entamoeba coli (karyosome size and periperal chromatin distribution)
1 nucleus - ANSWERSHow manu nuclei can an Iodamoeba butschlii cyst have?
ingest cyst from contaminated food or water - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Balantidium
coli?
entamoeba histolytica - ANSWERSwhich amoeba has purposeful motility?
inhale trophozoites from contaminated water - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Naegleria
fowleri?
1-8 - ANSWERSHow many nuclei can an Entamoeba coli cyst have?
amebic keratitis & granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) - ANSWERSWhat disease can
Acanthamoeba species cause?
cytostome - ANSWERS
1-4 nuclei - ANSWERSHow many nuclei can an Endolimax nana cyst have?
trophozoite - ANSWERSWhat is the reproductive stage of an amoebae?
,inhale trophozoites from contaminated water/dust OR trophozoites invade broken skin/mucous
membranes - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Acanthamoeba species?
rounded - ANSWERSWhat kind of chormatoidal bars can Entamoeba histolytica have?
naegleria fowleri, acanthomoeba species, and dientamoeba fragilis - ANSWERSname an organism that is
considered an ameboflagellate?
ID cysts and trophs in brain biopsy or corneal scrapings - ANSWERSWhat is the method of diagnosis for
Acanthamoeba species?
ingest cyst from contaminated food, water, fomite, vector - ANSWERSwhat is the method of infection for
entaboeba coli?
binary fission - ANSWERShow do amoeba and ciliates reproduce?
ID trophozoites in the spinal fluid or brain tissue - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for naegleria
fowleri?
balantidium coli (troph) - ANSWERS
even/smooth peripheral chromatin & a small central karysome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of
entamoeba histolytica (karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
entamoeba coli (cyst) - ANSWERS
ID cysts and trophs in the stool - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for entamoeba histolytica?
entamoeba dispar - ANSWERSwhich amoeba is morphologically identical to entamoeba histolytica?
iodamoeba butschlii (cyst) - ANSWERS
, ID cysts and trophs in the stool - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for entamoeba coli?
splintered - ANSWERSwhat type of chromatoidal bars can entamoeba coli have?
balantidium coli - ANSWERSwhich protozoan has a structure called a cytostome?
primary amebi meningoencephalitis (PAM) - ANSWERSwhat disorder is caused by naegleria fowleri?
no peripheral chromatin; large/ink-blot karyosome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of endolimax nana
(karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
entamoeba histolytica (troph) - ANSWERS
iodamoeba butschlii - ANSWERSwhich amoeba has a characteristic glycogen vacuole in its cyst stage?
ingest cyst from contaminated food, water, fomite, or sexual contact - ANSWERSwhat is the method of
infection for entamoeba histolytica?
1-4 nuclei - ANSWERShow many nuclei can an entamoeba histolytica cyst have?
amebic dysentery and extraintestinal amebiasis - ANSWERSwhat is the disease caused by entamoeba
histolytica?
chromatin bar (rounded) - ANSWERS
balantidium coli - ANSWERSwhat is the name of the ciliate that we have learned about?
no peripheral chromatin; large/ink-blot karyosome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of iodamoeba
butschlii (karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
Questions & Answers 2024/2025
ingested RBCs - ANSWERSWhat cytoplasmic inclusion can be found exclusivley in Entamoeba histolytica?
uneven/bumpy peripheral chromatin & a small eccentric karyosome - ANSWERSDescribe the nucleus of
Entamoeba coli (karyosome size and periperal chromatin distribution)
1 nucleus - ANSWERSHow manu nuclei can an Iodamoeba butschlii cyst have?
ingest cyst from contaminated food or water - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Balantidium
coli?
entamoeba histolytica - ANSWERSwhich amoeba has purposeful motility?
inhale trophozoites from contaminated water - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Naegleria
fowleri?
1-8 - ANSWERSHow many nuclei can an Entamoeba coli cyst have?
amebic keratitis & granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) - ANSWERSWhat disease can
Acanthamoeba species cause?
cytostome - ANSWERS
1-4 nuclei - ANSWERSHow many nuclei can an Endolimax nana cyst have?
trophozoite - ANSWERSWhat is the reproductive stage of an amoebae?
,inhale trophozoites from contaminated water/dust OR trophozoites invade broken skin/mucous
membranes - ANSWERSWhat is the method of infection for Acanthamoeba species?
rounded - ANSWERSWhat kind of chormatoidal bars can Entamoeba histolytica have?
naegleria fowleri, acanthomoeba species, and dientamoeba fragilis - ANSWERSname an organism that is
considered an ameboflagellate?
ID cysts and trophs in brain biopsy or corneal scrapings - ANSWERSWhat is the method of diagnosis for
Acanthamoeba species?
ingest cyst from contaminated food, water, fomite, vector - ANSWERSwhat is the method of infection for
entaboeba coli?
binary fission - ANSWERShow do amoeba and ciliates reproduce?
ID trophozoites in the spinal fluid or brain tissue - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for naegleria
fowleri?
balantidium coli (troph) - ANSWERS
even/smooth peripheral chromatin & a small central karysome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of
entamoeba histolytica (karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
entamoeba coli (cyst) - ANSWERS
ID cysts and trophs in the stool - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for entamoeba histolytica?
entamoeba dispar - ANSWERSwhich amoeba is morphologically identical to entamoeba histolytica?
iodamoeba butschlii (cyst) - ANSWERS
, ID cysts and trophs in the stool - ANSWERSwhat is the method of diagnosis for entamoeba coli?
splintered - ANSWERSwhat type of chromatoidal bars can entamoeba coli have?
balantidium coli - ANSWERSwhich protozoan has a structure called a cytostome?
primary amebi meningoencephalitis (PAM) - ANSWERSwhat disorder is caused by naegleria fowleri?
no peripheral chromatin; large/ink-blot karyosome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of endolimax nana
(karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
entamoeba histolytica (troph) - ANSWERS
iodamoeba butschlii - ANSWERSwhich amoeba has a characteristic glycogen vacuole in its cyst stage?
ingest cyst from contaminated food, water, fomite, or sexual contact - ANSWERSwhat is the method of
infection for entamoeba histolytica?
1-4 nuclei - ANSWERShow many nuclei can an entamoeba histolytica cyst have?
amebic dysentery and extraintestinal amebiasis - ANSWERSwhat is the disease caused by entamoeba
histolytica?
chromatin bar (rounded) - ANSWERS
balantidium coli - ANSWERSwhat is the name of the ciliate that we have learned about?
no peripheral chromatin; large/ink-blot karyosome - ANSWERSdescribe the nucleus of iodamoeba
butschlii (karysome size and peripheral chromatin distribution)
