NEET 2013 · Class 12
Human Health and Disease
Identify the site where *Wuchereria bancrofti* is normally found in human body. (KN NEET 2013)
- (A)Muscles of the legs
- (B)Blood vessels of the thigh region
- (C)Skin between the fingers
- (D)Lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs
The NCERT line that answers it
Verbatim line*Wuchereria* (*W. bancrofti* and *W. malayi*), the filarial worms cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called **elephantiasis** or **filariasis** (Figure 7.2).
- Chapter
- Human Health and Disease
- Section
- 7.1 COMMON DISEASES IN HUMANS
- Page
- 6
- Words matched
- 43 of 43
The answer appears as a continuous sentence in NCERT. This is that sentence.
How this line gives the answer
0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that Wuchereria bancrofti lives in 'the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs,' which directly matches and proves option D as the correct answer.
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