Deck 31: Alterations in Male Genital and Reproductive Function

Question 1

Cryptorchidism is

A) associated with an increased incidence of testicular cancer.
B) an extremely uncommon disorder.
C) rarely treated.
D) a consequence of gonorrhea.

Answer 1

associated with an increased incidence of testicular cancer.

Question 2

Torsion of the testicle necessitates urgent treatment within 12 hours to avoid testicular necrosis.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Epididymitis usually is caused by irritation and inflammation and is rarely infectious.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Impotence is rarely due to

A) drug side effects.
B) psychological factors.
C) primary causes.
D) vascular diseases.

Question 5

Match the following disorders with the descriptions below.
Fluid collection surrounding the spermatic cord

A)Priapism
B)Peyronie disease
C)Hypospadias
D)Hydrocele
E)Spermatocele

Question 6

Match the following disorders with the descriptions below.
Prolonged, painful erection

A)Priapism
B)Peyronie disease
C)Hypospadias
D)Hydrocele
E)Spermatocele

Question 7

Phimosis is a disorder of the penis characterized by

A) sustained, painful erection.
B) inability to retract the foreskin.
C) inability to achieve erection.
D) malpositioning of the urinary meatus.

Question 8

Match the following disorders with the descriptions below.
Location of urethral meatus on ventral penis

A)Priapism
B)Peyronie disease
C)Hypospadias
D)Hydrocele
E)Spermatocele

Question 9

Impotence usually is related to vascular dysfunction.

Question 10

Match the following disorders with the descriptions below.
Sperm-containing cyst on the testes

A)Priapism
B)Peyronie disease
C)Hypospadias
D)Hydrocele
E)Spermatocele

Question 11

Disruption of sympathetic genital innervation in males results in

A) infertility.
B) inability to achieve penile erection.
C) disrupted ejaculation.
D) reduced testosterone production.

Question 12

Most testicular cancers arise from Leydig cells in the testes.

Question 13

Sudden, severe testicular pain is indicative of

A) prostatitis.
B) testicular cancer.
C) testicular torsion.
D) epididymitis.

Question 14

The urinary obstruction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia may be improved by administration of $\alpha$ -receptor-blocking agents.

Question 15

Match the following disorders with the descriptions below.
Curvature of the penis from plaques on corpora cavernosa

A)Priapism
B)Peyronie disease
C)Hypospadias
D)Hydrocele
E)Spermatocele

Question 16

A progressive decrease in force of the urinary stream, dribbling of urine, and difficulty initiating the urinary stream are characteristic of

A) prostatitis.
B) urinary calculi.
C) bladder carcinoma.
D) prostatic enlargement.