| 1. | The average number of eggs per gravid proglottid is 823.
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| 2. | The neck is where asexual reproduction of proglottid segments occurs.
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| 3. | Eggs are released when the proglottid deteriorates, so a uterine pore is unnecessary.
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| 4. | The first proglottid stage is the immature stage, characterized by functional reproductive organs.
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| 5. | A set of both male and female reproductive systems is present in each proglottid.
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| 6. | This gravid proglottid contains the fertilized eggs, which are sometimes expelled with the feces.
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| 7. | The most posterior proglottid is the gravid stage, and it is packed with eggs.
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| 8. | As in all cyclophyllid cestodes, a genital pore occurs on the side of the proglottid.
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| 9. | In the gravid proglottid, the uterus contains up to 15 side branches filled with eggs.
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| 10. | Proglottid segments are individual sets of reproductive organs that compose the rest of the cestode body.
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