Deck 14: The Male Reproductive System

Question 1

A typical manifestation of gonorrhea in males is:

A) Orchitis
B) Cystitis
C) Inflammation of seminal vesicles
D) Purulent urethritis
E) Ulceration of the glans penis

Answer 1

Purulent urethritis

Question 2

Which of the following is a typical feature of secondary syphilis?

A) Penile ulcer
B) Chancre on the prepuce
C) Condyloma latum
D) Aortic aneurysm
E) Tabes dorsalis

Answer 2

Condyloma latum

Question 3

Most carcinomas of the prostate:

A) Present with symptoms of cystitis
B) Present early in their course with urinary obstruction
C) Invade early into the urethra
D) Occur in the peripheral part (posterior lobe)of the prostate
E) Tend to secrete androgens

Answer 3

Occur in the peripheral part (posterior lobe)of the prostate

Question 4

Elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase in a patient with an enlarged prostate indicates that this man has:

A) Prostatitis
B) Benign prostatic hyperplasia
C) Carcinoma in situ of the prostate
D) Invasive carcinoma of the prostate that has spread to the urinary bladder
E) Carcinoma of the prostate that has metastasized to the bone

Question 5

Most male genital infections are:

A) Hematogenous
B) Lymphogenous
C) Sexually transmitted
D) Caused by HIV
E) Found before puberty

Question 6

All the following are typical complications of prostatic enlargement except:

A) Cystitis
B) Urinary retention
C) Hydroureters
D) Hydronephrosis
E) Glomerulonephritis

Question 7

All the following statements about infertility are true except:

A) One in six couples in the United States is infertile.
B) Infertility is as common among males as it is among females.
C) Treatment of infertility costs society millions of dollars.
D) Major advances have been made in the treatment of male infertility.
E) Major advances have been made in the treatment of female infertility by in vitro fertilization.

Question 8

Genital herpes typically presents as:

A) Painful prostatic enlargement
B) Epididymitis
C) Infertility
D) Urethral papilloma
E) Vesicles on the penis

Question 9

Which of the following testicular tumors may cause premature puberty?

A) Seminoma
B) Yolk sac carcinoma
C) Teratoma
D) Leydig cell tumor
E) Sertoli cell tumor

Question 10

An infertile man was found to have no scrotal testicles.The most likely diagnosis is:

A) Klinefelter's syndrome
B) Polyorchidism
C) Cryptorchidism
D) Orchitis
E) Epididymo-orchitis

Question 11

Which of the following is a tumor marker of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors?

A) Alkaline phosphatase
B) Acid phosphatase
C) Albumin
D) Alpha-fetoprotein
E) Alpha-antitrypsin

Question 12

The most common cause of prostatic enlargement in 60- to 70-year-old men is:

A) Prostatitis
B) Urethral obstruction
C) Benign prostatic hyperplasia
D) Prostatic adenoma
E) Prostatic carcinoma

Question 13

Invasive carcinoma of the prostate:

A) Occurs mostly in old age
B) Occurs more often in castrated men
C) Is caused by HPV
D) Is related to HIV infection
E) Is a squamous cell carcinoma

Question 14

Most of the testicular tumors originate from:

A) Germ cells
B) Sertoli cells
C) Leydig cells
D) Stromal fibroblasts
E) Tunica vaginalis testis