File:Tapeworm scolex.jpg
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Summary
This micrograph reveals the morphology of a Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers, and two rows of hooks. In the human intestine, the cysticercus, i.e. larval stage, develops over 2 mo. into an adult tapeworm, which can survive for years, attaching to, and residing in the small intestine by using the suckers and hooks located in its head region, or scolex.
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| current | 02:59, 3 December 2009 | | 700 × 466 (40 KB) | Pascal3 (talk | contribs) | This micrograph reveals the morphology of a Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers, and two rows of hooks. In the human intestine, the cysticercus, i.e. larval stage, develops over 2 mo. into an adult tapeworm, which can survive for years, at |
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