UC Adv Health Assessment Male/Female Genitalia (KMH) Questions Perfectly Answered!!

Vas Deferens - Answer-tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra, circles around the bladder Epididymis - Answer-A long, coiled duct on the outside of the testis in which sperm are made and mature. Also transit for sperm. lower part continuous with vas deferens cremaster muscle - Answer-elevates or suspends testes to control temp Spermatogenesis - Answer-Formation of sperm, requires 37 degree C or 98.6 degree F or LOWER Testes - Answer-produce sperm, solid, oval shape 4-5 cm long, 3 cm wide, suspend vertically by spermatic cord, left testes is lower than right spermatic cord - Answer-runs through tunnel in inguinal canal into the abdomen, unites with seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct, duct empties into the bladder Inguinal Area - Answer-groin. juncture of the lower abdominal wall and the thigh, possible site of inguinal herniation Inguinal lympth nodes - Answer-Lymphatics of penis and scrotum drain here. inguinal canal - Answer-narrow tunnel 4-6 cm long passing obliquely between layers of abdominal muscle, internal and external ring, internal ring--1-2 cm above midpoint of inguinal ligament (turn head and cough--feel increase pressure may be hernia (small bowel protruding downward), external ring-- above and lateral to pubis 2 main functions of male genitalia - Answer-1) Excrete Urine 2) Introduces sperm into vaginaErection - Answer-2 corpora cavernosa become engorged with blood (20-50ml), there is a neurovascular reflex involved Orgasm - Answer-Sensation accompanying male ejaculation, emission of fluid, constriction of vessels Health assessment cue for older men, concern of: - Answer-BPH Health assessment cue for younger men, concern of: - Answer-Prostatitis Male genitalia age related diseases or problems: - Answer-Chlamydia 14-35, Testicular Torsion 12-25 (younger), Varicocele 15-35 (may impact fertility), Testicular Cancer 16-35, GC Urethritis <35, Hydrocele <30, Testicular Lymphoma and Erectile Dysfunction >50, Bacteriuria, >65 Tanner Staging for male (1-5) - Answer-Males: look at pubic hair distribution and penis size, as well as testicles descending, all in response to testosterone Infant boy: - Answer-Foreskin not retractable at birth, assess meatus, shaft should be straight (bowing downward is chordee), may have some scrotal edema d/t maternal estrogen, palpate testes 10mm in width and 15 mm in length, undesceded testicle is cryptorchidism Chordee - Answer-Penis curving downward (or upward), circumcision is contraindicated here cryptorchidism - Answer-undescended testes hypospadias - Answer-abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface (ventral) of the penis phimosis - Answer-inability to retract foreskin Paraphimosis - Answer-condition in which a retracted prepuce cannot be pulled forward to cover the glansEpispadias - Answer-dorsal location of meatus Peyronie's disease - Answer-curvature of the penis due to fibrous tissue deposits around the corpora cavernosa, seen is advanced age, sexual trauma, AI, GC, FH, DM, some meds such as Beta Blockers Candida albicans - Answer-yeast infection