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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 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] | ||
==Reproduction== | ==Reproduction== | ||
