Life Cycle of Fasciola Hepatica Model
Product Code : JC-BE-6258
The Life Cycle of Fasciola Hepatica Model (SKU JC-BE-6258) is a liver fluke life cycle model for Fasciola hepatica, the sheep liver fluke. It shows asexual multiplication in Lymnaea snails, cercariae encysting on water plants such as watercress as metacercariae, infection of sheep, cattle and humans through raw aquatic vegetation or water, migration through the gut wall, peritoneal cavity and liver, and adults living in the bile ducts and passing eggs in the stool. JaincoLab manufactures it in Ambala, India.
Specifications
The model is a parasitology teaching model of the Fasciola hepatica life cycle, covering the snail host, metacercarial stage, infection route, migration, adult site and pathology; its dimensions, material and base are not in the current product data and are confirmed on the quotation.
| Product | Life Cycle of Fasciola Hepatica Model |
| SKU | JC-BE-6258 |
| Model type | Parasitology teaching model |
| Subject depicted | Life cycle of Fasciola hepatica, the sheep liver fluke |
| Topics shown | Lymnaea snail intermediate host, cercariae encysting as metacercariae on water plants, infection from raw aquatic vegetation or water, migration through the gut wall, peritoneal cavity and liver, adults in the bile ducts, eggs in stool |
| Size, material and base | Confirmed on the quotation |
Uses of the liver fluke life cycle model
Lecturers use the model to explain how eating raw water plants leads to infection and why the fluke causes an acute phase in the liver and a chronic phase in the bile ducts.
- Showing asexual multiplication in Lymnaea snails
- Explaining metacercariae on watercress and other water plants
- Tracing migration through the gut wall, peritoneum and liver
- Showing adult flukes in the bile ducts
- Comparing the acute liver phase with the chronic bile duct phase
Scope of supply and ordering
Supply covers the Life Cycle of Fasciola Hepatica Model as listed: one model presenting the life cycle of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. Details the current product data does not give, including any stand or key card, accessories, spares and quantities, are confirmed on the quotation.
MOQ, packing and lead time are set on each quotation according to the order size and the delivery destination. Bulk orders for school, college and training-institute laboratories are supplied, as are export consignments to buyers in Africa, the Middle East and South and South-East Asia.
Frequently asked questions
Which snail is the intermediate host?
Freshwater snails of the genus Lymnaea.
Where do adult flukes live?
In the bile ducts, where they lay eggs that pass in bile into the stool.
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