Nematodes

Start with an overview

Begin with the mind map Helminth: Nematodes. It brings together named nematodes, forms and life cycles, with branches on eggs in feces, development in soil, transmission to the mouth and larval migration. The mind map titled Nematodes offers another way to organize the topic, with intestinal and tissue categories and named organisms under each.

Next, use the Nematodes flashcards to study pinworm location, reproduction and stages of its life cycle. The flashcards on common nematode infections also ask about taxonomy and geohelminths. Together, the maps and cards offer different ways to work through the material listed on this page.

Use maps and quizzes together

After studying a map, try Nematodes: Roundworms (photos). Its questions ask for identification and infective stages. Return to the maps as you work through the topic, then use the flashcards to practice individual terms and life-cycle details.

The quiz Ascaris lumbricoides life cycle offers a more focused starting point if you are studying that organism. There is also a Nematodes quiz with a case-based question. You can choose between these resources according to whether you want to work on identification, a life cycle or a case.

Explore specific nematodes

The Toxocara mind map includes Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis and identifies animals as definitive hosts. The mind map on Dracunculus medinensis covers transmission through drinking water containing copepod larvae. These offer more focused material alongside the overview maps.

Nematodes is a section of the Parasitology unit in Microbiology and immunology. Use the overview resources to orient yourself within this section, then follow a named organism or life cycle in more detail. Explore a focused map and pair it with a set of flashcards.