Deck 36: Alterations of the Male Reproductive System

Question 1

A 35 year old presents with symptomology that is associated with syphilis.What organism is responsible for the development of syphilis?

A) Treponema pallidum
B) Chlamydia trachomatis
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D) Haemophilus ducreyi

Answer 1

Treponema pallidum

Question 2

The risk of testicular cancer is greater for which group? (Select all that apply.)

A) With a history of cryptorchidism
B) With a history of phimosis
C) Who are of white ethnicity?
D) Who are of black descent?
E) Between 15 and 35 years of age

Answer 2

With a history of cryptorchidism
Who are of white ethnicity?
Between 15 and 35 years of age

Question 3

The patient's medication has a side effect of gynecomastia.The nurse would respond that gynecomastia is:

A) lack of breast development in women.
B) overdevelopment of breast tissue in males.
C) a type of breast cancer.
D) inflammation of the mammary glands.

Answer 3

overdevelopment of breast tissue in males.

Question 4

An important risk factor in the development of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) among Americans is:

A) recurrent prostatitis.
B) a diet high in fat.
C) cigarette smoking.
D) increased age.

Question 5

A 21 year old presents with inflammation of the testes and is diagnosed with orchitis.What is the most likely cause of his symptoms?

A) Herpes virus
B) Escherichia coli
C) Mumps
D) Cytomegalovirus

Question 6

An example of a parasitic sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is transmitted through close skin-to-skin contact is:

A) Chlamydia.
B) syphilis.
C) scabies.
D) Gardnerella.

Question 7

A 25-year-old sexually active male presents with urethritis and epididymitis, and is diagnosed with the most common bacteria STI in the United States.What is this infection?

A) Gonorrhea
B) Syphilis
C) Chlamydia
D) Herpes

Question 8

A 30 year old presents with penile tenderness and discharge while the physical examination reveals that his foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans penis.This assessment data is consistent with what condition?

A) Paraphimosis
B) Phimosis
C) Peyronie disease
D) Priapism

Question 9

Which of the following are true regarding prostate cancer? (Select all that apply.)

A) It is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths in males.
B) It usually occurs before age 50.
C) It is the leading type of nonskin cancer in men in the United States.
D) It is more common in White men in the United States.
E) Prostate cancer death rates have been declining in the United States.

Question 10

A common complaint from men with mild to moderate benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is:

A) decreased urinary stream.
B) infertility.
C) sexual dysfunction.
D) prostatodynia.

Question 11

_____ is an inflammation of the glans penis.

A) Phimosis
B) Balanitis
C) Priapism
D) Hydrocele

Question 12

Symptoms of acute bacterial prostatitis are similar to symptoms of:

A) prostate cancer.
B) benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
C) urinary tract infection (UTI).
D) epididymitis.

Question 13

Cryptorchidism can be defined as:

A) a normal developmental state of the testes.
B) an abnormal state in which the testes are overdeveloped.
C) lack of a scrotum.
D) problems with testicular descent.

Question 14

In the majority of cases delayed puberty is due to:

A) a disruption in the hypothalamus.
B) a disruption of the pituitary.
C) slow maturation.
D) ambiguity in sex determination.

Question 15

A 38 year old presents reporting difficulty having sexual intercourse because his penis curves during erection.What term describes this condition?

A) Phimosis
B) Cryptorchidism
C) Paraphimosis
D) Peyronie disease