In this article we will discuss about the structure of male and female ascaris with help of diagrams.
T.S. Ascaris Male:
1. It is the slide of T.S. of male Ascaris.
2. The section shows the following features:
(a) Body wall is comprised of thick cuticle, a syncitial hypodermis and a layer of muscles.
(b) The muscle layer is divided through lateral, dorsal and ventral canals into four segments or groups.
(c) Body cavity is pseudocoel and is filled with various structures i.e., a large and hollow intestine, many small and rounded testes filled with large number of sperms in various stages of development and a large rounded seminal vesicle filled with sperms.
(d) The lateral canals contain excretory vessels and the dorsal and ventral canals contain nerve cords respectively.
T.S. Female Ascaris:
1. It is the slide of T.S. of female Ascaris.
2. The section shows the following features:
(a) Body wall is comprised of thick cuticle, a syncitial hypodermis and a layer of muscles.
(b) The muscle layer is divided by lateral, dorsal and ventral canals into four segments or groups.
(c) Body cavity is a pseudocoel and is filled with various structures i.e., a large and hollow structure the intestine, numerous small, rounded and solid structures the ovaries, hollow structures – the oviduct, and large and rounded uterii filled with numerous ova.
(d) The lateral canals contain excretory vessels and the dorsal and ventral canals Contain nerve cords respectively.