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Juveniles of Trichina Worm form cysts inside.
Juveniles of Trichina Worm form cysts inside.
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The correct option is C Striped muscles
Trichinella spiralis can live the majority of its adult life in the intestines of humans. To begin its life cycle, Trichinella spiralis adults will invade the intestinal wall of a pig, and produce larvae that invade the pig's muscles. Roundworms have a stage of development called the embryonic stage, which in many species occurs after birth. In trichinae, however, this embryonic stage occurs within the uterus of the female, so the offspring that are ultimately discharged into the host's intestinal lining is in the larval second stage of life. These larvae—about 1500 from each female worm—travel through the circulatory system to the heart, then through the blood vessels leading to the striated muscle (the muscle of the skeletal system and the heart). Most larvae that cannot find suitable locations in striated muscle will die. Those larvae that reach striated muscle will grow to a length of about one millimetre, coil themselves, and enclose themselves within a protective wall called a cyst. This process is referred to as encysting. The worms in the cysts can live for up to ten years in this form. A pig that has been infected with T. spiralis, then, has thousands of cysts lying dormant within its muscles—the very muscles that humans look forward to consuming in the form of pork chops, ham, barbecued ribs, etc.
So, the correct answer is 'Striped muscles'.
Trichinella spiralis can live the majority of its adult life in the intestines of humans. To begin its life cycle, Trichinella spiralis adults will invade the intestinal wall of a pig, and produce larvae that invade the pig's muscles. Roundworms have a stage of development called the embryonic stage, which in many species occurs after birth. In trichinae, however, this embryonic stage occurs within the uterus of the female, so the offspring that are ultimately discharged into the host's intestinal lining is in the larval second stage of life. These larvae—about 1500 from each female worm—travel through the circulatory system to the heart, then through the blood vessels leading to the striated muscle (the muscle of the skeletal system and the heart). Most larvae that cannot find suitable locations in striated muscle will die. Those larvae that reach striated muscle will grow to a length of about one millimetre, coil themselves, and enclose themselves within a protective wall called a cyst. This process is referred to as encysting. The worms in the cysts can live for up to ten years in this form. A pig that has been infected with T. spiralis, then, has thousands of cysts lying dormant within its muscles—the very muscles that humans look forward to consuming in the form of pork chops, ham, barbecued ribs, etc.
So, the correct answer is 'Striped muscles'.
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