KROK 1 2014 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology

Examination of the duodenal contents revealed some pear-shaped protozoa with two nuclei and four pairs of flagella. The organisms had also two axostyles between the nuclei and a ventral adhesive disc. What protozoan representative was found in the patient?

  1. A. Trypanosome
  2. B. Leishmania
  3. C. Intestinal trichomonad
  4. D. Toxoplasma
  5. E. Lamblia
Hint

Combine the shape, the paired nuclei and the attachment disc with the site where the parasite was found to pick the flagellate that lives there.

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