19-3 Flashcards
History of Present Illness for Male Genitalia
- Difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection
- Difficulty w/ ejaculation
- Discharge or lesions on the penis
- Infertility
- Enlargement in inguinal area
- Testicular pain or mass
the male genitalia consist of the:
- penis
- testicles
- epididymides
- scrotum
- prostate gland
- seminal vesicles
function of the penis:
- excrete urine
- introduce semen into the vagina
The corpus spongiosum expands at its distal end to form the…
glans penis
a slitlike opening about 2 mm ventral to the tip of glans.
urethral orifice
darkly pigmented and contains two pendulous sacs each containing a testis, epididymis, spermatic cord, and muscle layer
scrotum
Spermatogenesis requires temperatures lower than
37 Degrees Celsius
The testicles produce
spermatozoa and testosterone
what provides for the storage, maturation, and transmission of the sperm?
epididymis
(spanning from the tail of the epididymis to the seminal vesicle) forms the ejaculatory duct.
Vas deferens
what produces the major volume of ejaculatory fluid?
prostate
what extends from the prostate to the posterior surface of the bladder?
seminal vesicles
Erection of the penis occurs when the two corpora cavernosa become engorged with how much blood?
20 - 50 mL
External genitalia are the same for males and females at what week of gestation?
Differentiation occurs by what week of gestation?
- 8 weeks
- 12 weeks
when do the testes descend into the scrotum?
during 3rd trimester
Separation of the prepuce from the glans is usually incomplete at birth and may remain so until _________ in uncircumcised males
3 to 4 years of age
Examination of the genitalia involves
- inspection
- palpation
- transillumination of any mass found