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==Anatomy== | ==Anatomy== | ||
The tapeworm is made up of a knoblike head or scolex, a short neck, and multiple flat, rectangular body segments or proglottids.On the external surface of the scolex there are hooks or suckers that allow the tapeworm to latch onto the inside of a host's intestines where it lives for most of its adult life.[http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861442.html] | The tapeworm is made up of a knoblike head or scolex, a short neck, and multiple flat, rectangular body segments or proglottids.On the external surface of the scolex there are hooks or suckers that allow the tapeworm to latch onto the inside of a host's intestines where it lives for most of its adult life.[http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861442.html]Adult tapeworms have no external cilia or flagellum.(Porch, p458) | ||
The worm's body covering consists of | The worm's body covering consists of a thick tegument which protects it from the digestive jucies of its host.Inside the scolex is a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. (Porch, p458) | ||
==Reproduction== | ==Reproduction== | ||
