scolex
enlarged anterior end of a tapeworm
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
scolex The attachment or holdfast organ of a tapeworm, generally considered the anterior end; it is used to adhere to the host.
scoliosis Lateral curvature of the spine.
These consist of a capsule containing a scolex.
When a bladder worm is ingested (e.g., in a pork chop), the gastric juice of the stomach dissolves the wall of the capsule.
The tapeworm scolex (head/neck region) has hooks and suckers that allow the organism to attach to the host's intestinal wall. Behind the head is a short neck and then a long string of proglottids.
 See also: Muscle, Organ, Human, Brain, Sexual
  
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