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Reproductive MALE
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Question | Answer |
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What are 7 risk factors of reproductive health problems? | multiple sex partners, smoking, obesity, alcohol, illicit drug use, ionizing radiation, chemical exposure |
what are the main parts of the male reproductive system? | testes, genital ducts, accessory organs, and penis |
produce hormones and sperm | testes |
produce fluid in semen | accessory organs |
stores and transports the sperm | ductile system |
in urine elimination and sexal activity | penis functions |
sperm production | spermatogenesis |
where does sperm production occur? | Sertoli's cells in testes |
feed the sperm and screte hormones including femal hormones | Sertoli's cells in testes |
final site for sperm matuation | epididymis |
the storage site of sperm until they are released; also the site for a vasectomy | vas deferens |
seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbouretheral gland | accessory ograns |
what hormones does the testes secrete | testosterone, dihydrotesterone, and andorostenedione also- estrodiol and estrone |
mostly bound to plasma proteins but may be unbound | testosterone |
differentiates the reproductive tract into male during female development | testosterone |
promotes the development of primary and secondary sex characteristics | testosterone |
promotes protein metabolism and MS growth | testosterone |
influences sq. fat distribution | testosterone |
promotes spermatogenesis and sperm maturation | testosterone |
releases the gonadotropin releasing hormone | hypothalmus |
synthesis and release of gonadotropic hormones | anterior pituitary gland |
urinary meatus is located on the ventral aspect of the penis instead of on the tip | hypospadias |
urinary meatus is located on the dorsal aspect of the penis instead of the tip | epispadias |
unretractable foreskin, which impeds urine | phimosis |
foreskin is so tight that it cannot cover the gland | paraphimosis |
undescended testes; can lead to infertility | cryptochidism |
involuntary, prolonged, abn and painful erection not associated with sexual arousal | priapism |
can result in ischemia leading to impotence | priapism |
sickle cell and neoplasms are common causes in young boys | priapism |
localized and progressive fibrosis of unknown origin that affects the tunica albuinea | peyronie's disease |
scar tissue from inflammation causes a curvature to the penis during erection | peyronie's disease |
involves the vascular system, spinal cord reflexes, parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems | erection |
inabilitly to achieve and maintain an erection sufficient to permit sat sex | erectile dysfunction |
what are psy causes of erectile dysfunction? | performance anxiety, strained relationship, depression, and other psy disorders |
what are some orgains causes of erectile dysfunction? | parkinson's, stroke, cerebral trauma, spinal cord injury, aging, DM, < androgen, HTN, hyperlididmia, smoking, alcohol, antidepressants |
excess fluid collects b/t the layers of the tunica vaginalis | hydrocele |
most common cause of a child hydrocele is ___ | inguinal hernia |
what is the difference b/t a tumor and a hydrocele? | hydrocele will transilluminate |
accumulation of blood in the tunica vaginalis | hematocele |
scrotum has a drak red or purple color | hematocele |
painless, sperm containing cyst that forms at the end of the epididymis | spermatocele |
varicosites of the veins supplying the testes | varicocele |
feels like a bag of worms | varicocele |
twisting of teh spermatic cord that suspends the testis | testicular torsion |
most common acute scrotal disorder in pedi and young adults | testicular torsion |
occurs exclusively in neonates; kess common; testicles and fascial tunicae rotates | extravaginal testicular torsion |
more common, testes rotate on teh long axis int he tunia vaginalis; r/t development | intravaginal testicular torsion |
inflammation of the epididymis | epididymitis |
squamous cell cancer that is not very common | cancer of penis |
thick, grey-white lesion of the penis | Bowen's penis caner |
red, shiny lesion of the penis | erythroplsia of queyrat penis cancer |
benign tumor that are common and usually do not require tx | scrotal tumors |
carcinoma ____ is rare and usually associated with some carinogenic agent | scrotum cancer |
cancer linked to exposure to tar, soot, oils, radiation and HPV | scrotal cancer |
initally appears as a small wartlike growth that ulcerates | scrotal cancer |
common in the 15-34 age group and is highly curable cancer | testicular cancer |
most common testicular cancer | seminomas |
testicular cancer that involves more than one cell type and is less differentiated | nonseminomas |
gynecomastia | man boobs |
inflammation of the prostate | prostatitis |
subtype of UTI | acute bacterial prostatitis |
most common culprit of acute prostatitis | e. coli |
how dx of acute prostatitis | massage prostate and thick white discharge occurs...warm prostate, swollen |
subtle and difficult to treat (prostatitis) | chronic bacterial prostatitis |
what is usually the cause of chronic prostatitis? | recurrent UTI w/ same bacteria usually gram - |
common inflammatory of the prostate with no bacteria present and elevated leukocytes | chronic prostatic/chronic pelvic pain syndrome |
common noninflammatory disorder of the prostate with NO bacteria present | chronic prostatic/chronic pelvic pain syndrome |
noncancerous enlargement of the prostate from hyperplasia or lypertrophy | benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
is caused by aging | BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia |
results from < test and > estrogen | BPH |
prostate cells > in size and # | BPH |
cancer more common in african americans | prostate cancer |
commonly metastasizes to the lymph nodes and is commonly a proliferative cancer | prostate cancer |