abdomen 2 scrotal and penile sonography final review Flashcards
The remnant of what structure is known as the scrotal ligament?
gubernaculum
The scrotum is divided into two compartments: externally by _____ and internally by ______
contractions help testicles drop from inguinal canal into scrotum
The cremaster muscle surrounds each testicle and performs what important function?
contractions regulate internal temperature of testicles
This dense, white fibrous tissue covers the testis and forms the mediastinum testis and interlobar septa:
tunica albuginea
The septa of the mediastinum radiate into the tesicle and separate into how many lobules?
200-300
The epididymis is composed mostly of this single convoluted tubule:
Ductus epididymis
This structure is divided into globus major, corpus and globus minor:
epididymis
The corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum are three cylindrical masses of tissue of what structure?
penis
Sonographically, normal testicular parenchyma is homogeneous and similiar in appearance to:
thyroid
This is a network of fibrous connective tissue continuous with the tunica albuginea that invaginates the posterior aspect of the testis and encloses the rete testis:
mediastinum testes
The testis are classified as:
exocrine and endocrine glands
The epididymis empties into the:
ductus deferens
The epididymal head is connected to which portion of the testis?
superior
The median raphe divides the:
scrotum into two testicles
Convoluted semineferous tubules connect to straight tubules, which empty into the:
rete testis
Normal intratesticular arterial flow should exhibit:
low vascularity
Excess fluid between the two layers of the tunica vaginalis is termed:
hydrocele
The temperature of the testis is regulated by the:
pampiniform plexus
Which of the following is a branch of the testicular artery that courses between the septa and supplies the testicular parenchyma?
a. centripetal artery
b. capsular artery
c. cremasteric artery
d. deferential artery
a
what is the echogenicity of the mediastinum testes?
high echogenicity
You receive a request to evaluate a child with a history of undescended testis. Where are the majority of undescended testes located?
in the inguinal canal
Which of the following is NOT located within the scrotum?
a. testes
b. seminal vesicles
c. spermatic cord
d. epididymis
b
While performing a sonographic examination of the scrotum, you suspect a varicocele is present. What is the normal measurement of the veins in the pampiniform plexus?
less than 2 mm
Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical division of the epididymis?
a. tail
b. body
c. neck
d. head
c
While obtaining a patient’s history, you learn that he has had a vasectomy. Which of the following scrotal pathologies is NOT more common in patients who have had a vasectomy?
a. spermatocele
b. epididymal cyst
c. seminoma
d. dilatation of the rete testis
c
Which of the following is the fibrous sheath that covers and protects the testis and also makes up the mediastinum testis?
a. tunica albuginea
b. tunica vaginalis
c. tunica gubernaclum
d. tunica parietalis
a
Which of the following undergoes tubular ectasia caused by dilatation of the semineferous tubules and is associated with epididymal cysts and spermatoceles?
a. mediastinum testis
b. rete testis
c. tunical vaginalis
d. tunica albuginea
e. dilatation of the semineferous tubules is refrred to as tubular ectasia of the rete testis. This is often seen bilaterally and is assocatited with epididymal cysts and spermatoceles
b
which of the following statements regarding the testicular veins is FALSE?
a. The testis is drained by the veins of the pampiniform plexus
b. The veins of the pampiniform plexus emply into the testicular veins
c. the right testicular vein drains directing into the IVC
d. The left testicular vein drains directly into the IVC
d