Deck 31: Alterations in Male Genital and Reproductive Function

Question 1

A progressive decrease in the 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.

Answer 1

prostatic enlargement.

Question 2

Erection requires the release of nitrous oxide into the ________ during sexual stimulation.

Answer 2

corpus cavernosum
Erection requires the release of nitrous oxide into the corpus cavernosum during sexual stimulation.

Question 3

A patient diagnosed with a micropenis must be evaluated for

A) endocrine disorders.
B) vascular abnormalities.
C) female sex assignment.
D) epispadias.

Answer 3

endocrine disorders.

Question 4

The condition in which the urethra opens on the dorsal aspect of the penis is known as

A) hypospadias.
B) urethral fistula.
C) epispadias.
D) priapism.

Question 5

Cryptorchidism is

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

Question 6

The pathology report for a patient with penile cancer has this statement: The tumor involves the shaft of the penis.The cancer is at what stage?

A) Stage I
B) Stage II
C) Stage III
D) Stage IV

Question 7

The majority of penile cancer cases are classified as _______.

Question 8

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 9

Sudden, severe testicular pain is indicative of

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

Question 10

A patient presenting with a urethral stricture may experience

A) decreased urinary stream.
B) urethral discharge.
C) infection.
D) urine retention.
E) inability to retract the glans of the penis.

Question 11

Sexual impotence is rarely due to

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

Question 12

The most common cause of urinary obstruction in male newborns and infants is ________.

Question 13

The prognosis of penile carcinoma depends upon the ________ of the disease.