Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia questions with correct answers
What is BPH? Answer Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy What is the function of the prostate? Answer The prostate secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis. The prostate is just in front of the rectum. The urethra runs through the center of the prostate, from the bladder to the penis, letting urine flow out of the body. What is BPH to the body? Answer a noncancerous growth of the prostate gland that blocks the flow of urine from the urethra, making urination challenging. can be due to increase in the size or numbers of the cells of the prostate increase in the bladder's size can lead to loss of elasticity or bladder tone, which can lead to hypertrophy Who is affected by BPH? Answer Generally seen in older men, it is the most common nonthreatening neoplasm in men. It usually affects men 40 years old and older. What is neoplasm? Answer a new and abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body, especially as a characteristic of cancer.
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