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1. Which is a structure of the external ANS: B
male genital?
The external male genital structures include the penis
a. Testis and scrotum. The testis, epididymis, and vas deferens
b. Scrotum are internal structures.
c. Epididymis DIF: Cognitive Level:
d. Vas deferens
Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Gen-
eral
2. Which is an accessory glandular ANS: C
structure for the male genital or- Glandular structures accessory to the male genital
gans? organs are the prostate, seminal vesicles, and bul-
bourethral glands.
a. Testis
b. Scrotum DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
c. Prostate MSC: Client Needs: General
d. Vas deferens
3. Which of these statements is true re- ANS: D
garding the penis?
At the distal end of the shaft, the corpus spongiosum
a. The urethral meatus is located on expands into a cone of erectile tissue, the glans. The
the ventral side of the penis. penis is made up of three (not two) cylindric columns
b. The prepuce is the fold of foreskin of erectile tissue. The prepuce is the skin that covers
covering the shaft of the penis. the glans (not the shaft) of the penis. The urethral
c. The penis is made up of two cylin- meatus forms at the tip of the glans (not on the ventral
dric columns of erectile tissue. side).
d. The corpus spongiosum expands
into a cone of erectile tissue called DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
the glans. MSC: Client Needs: General
4.
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When performing a genital examina- ANS: B
tion on a 25-year-old man, the nurse
notices deeply pigmented, wrinkled After adolescence, the scrotal skin is deeply pigment-
scrotal skin with large sebaceous fol- ed and has large sebaceous follicles and appears
licles. On the basis of this informa- corrugated.
tion, how should the nurse proceed?
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)MSC:
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
a. Squeeze the glans to check for the
presence of discharge.
b. Consider this finding as normal,
and proceed with the examination.
c. Assess the testicles for the pres-
ence of masses or painless lumps.
d. Obtain a more detailed history, fo-
cusing on any scrotal abnormalities
the patient
has noticed.
5. Which statement concerning the ANS: D
testes is true?
When it is cold, the cremaster muscle contracts, which
a. The vas deferens is located along raises the scrotal sac and brings the testes closer to
the inferior portion of each testis. the body to absorb heat necessary for sperm viability.
b. The lymphatic vessels of the testes The lymphatic vessels of the testes drain into the
drain into the abdominal lymph inguinal lymph nodes. The vas deferens is located
nodes. along the upper portion of each testis. The left testis
c. The right testis is lower than the is lower than the right because the left spermatic cord
left because the right spermatic cord is longer.
is longer.
d. The cremaster muscle contracts in DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehen-
sion) MSC: Client Needs: General
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response to cold and draws the tes-
ticles closer to the body.
6. A male patient with possible fertil- ANS: A
ity problems asks the nurse where
sperm is produced. Which answer Sperm production occurs in the testes, not in the
should the nurse give the patient? other structures listed.
a. Testes DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowl-
b. Prostate edge)MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity:
c. Epididymis Physiological Adaptation
Vd. as deferens
7. A 62-year-old man states that his ANS: D
physician told him that he has an "in-
guinal hernia." He asks the nurse to A hernia is a loop of bowel protruding through a weak
explain what a hernia is. Which re- spot in the musculature of the abdominal wall. It is not
sponse by the nurse is best? a result of a prenatal growth abnormality. Although
the patient may need to talk to the physician who
a. "Don't worry, most men your age diagnosed the hernia, the nurse should still answer
develop hernias." his question and should not tell him not to worry, but
b. "A hernia is often the result of a acknowledge his concerns. A hernia is not a result
prenatal growth abnormality." of a prenatal growth abnormality. The nurse should
c. "You should talk to your physician explain to him that a hernia is a loop of bowel pro-
since he or she made the initial diag- truding through a weak spot in the musculature of the
nosis." abdominal wall.
d. "A hernia is a loop of bowel pro-
truding through a weak spot in the DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)MSC:
abdominal muscles." Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
8. The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks ANS: B
the nurse about the recognition of
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1. Which is a structure of the external ANS: B
male genital?
The external male genital structures include the penis
a. Testis and scrotum. The testis, epididymis, and vas deferens
b. Scrotum are internal structures.
c. Epididymis DIF: Cognitive Level:
d. Vas deferens
Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Gen-
eral
2. Which is an accessory glandular ANS: C
structure for the male genital or- Glandular structures accessory to the male genital
gans? organs are the prostate, seminal vesicles, and bul-
bourethral glands.
a. Testis
b. Scrotum DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
c. Prostate MSC: Client Needs: General
d. Vas deferens
3. Which of these statements is true re- ANS: D
garding the penis?
At the distal end of the shaft, the corpus spongiosum
a. The urethral meatus is located on expands into a cone of erectile tissue, the glans. The
the ventral side of the penis. penis is made up of three (not two) cylindric columns
b. The prepuce is the fold of foreskin of erectile tissue. The prepuce is the skin that covers
covering the shaft of the penis. the glans (not the shaft) of the penis. The urethral
c. The penis is made up of two cylin- meatus forms at the tip of the glans (not on the ventral
dric columns of erectile tissue. side).
d. The corpus spongiosum expands
into a cone of erectile tissue called DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
the glans. MSC: Client Needs: General
4.
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When performing a genital examina- ANS: B
tion on a 25-year-old man, the nurse
notices deeply pigmented, wrinkled After adolescence, the scrotal skin is deeply pigment-
scrotal skin with large sebaceous fol- ed and has large sebaceous follicles and appears
licles. On the basis of this informa- corrugated.
tion, how should the nurse proceed?
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)MSC:
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
a. Squeeze the glans to check for the
presence of discharge.
b. Consider this finding as normal,
and proceed with the examination.
c. Assess the testicles for the pres-
ence of masses or painless lumps.
d. Obtain a more detailed history, fo-
cusing on any scrotal abnormalities
the patient
has noticed.
5. Which statement concerning the ANS: D
testes is true?
When it is cold, the cremaster muscle contracts, which
a. The vas deferens is located along raises the scrotal sac and brings the testes closer to
the inferior portion of each testis. the body to absorb heat necessary for sperm viability.
b. The lymphatic vessels of the testes The lymphatic vessels of the testes drain into the
drain into the abdominal lymph inguinal lymph nodes. The vas deferens is located
nodes. along the upper portion of each testis. The left testis
c. The right testis is lower than the is lower than the right because the left spermatic cord
left because the right spermatic cord is longer.
is longer.
d. The cremaster muscle contracts in DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehen-
sion) MSC: Client Needs: General
, Chapter 25 JARVIS
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response to cold and draws the tes-
ticles closer to the body.
6. A male patient with possible fertil- ANS: A
ity problems asks the nurse where
sperm is produced. Which answer Sperm production occurs in the testes, not in the
should the nurse give the patient? other structures listed.
a. Testes DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowl-
b. Prostate edge)MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity:
c. Epididymis Physiological Adaptation
Vd. as deferens
7. A 62-year-old man states that his ANS: D
physician told him that he has an "in-
guinal hernia." He asks the nurse to A hernia is a loop of bowel protruding through a weak
explain what a hernia is. Which re- spot in the musculature of the abdominal wall. It is not
sponse by the nurse is best? a result of a prenatal growth abnormality. Although
the patient may need to talk to the physician who
a. "Don't worry, most men your age diagnosed the hernia, the nurse should still answer
develop hernias." his question and should not tell him not to worry, but
b. "A hernia is often the result of a acknowledge his concerns. A hernia is not a result
prenatal growth abnormality." of a prenatal growth abnormality. The nurse should
c. "You should talk to your physician explain to him that a hernia is a loop of bowel pro-
since he or she made the initial diag- truding through a weak spot in the musculature of the
nosis." abdominal wall.
d. "A hernia is a loop of bowel pro-
truding through a weak spot in the DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)MSC:
abdominal muscles." Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
8. The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks ANS: B
the nurse about the recognition of
