Assessment Of The Male Genitourinary System Flashcards
(5) functions of the Male GU System
- Manufacturing and protecting sperm for fertilization
- Transportation of sperm
- Regulating hormonal production and secretion of male sex hormones
- Providing sexual pleasure
- Excreting urine
Sac that contains the testes
Scrotum
Produces sperm and testosterone
Testes
Duct from epididymis to ejaculatory duct
Vas deferens
Protective sheath around the vas deferens
Spermatic cord
3 tubes that the spermatic cord houses
- Nerves
- Blood vessels
- Ductus deferens
Produce 70% semen
Seminal vesicles
Decrease acidity after urination
Seminal fluid
In male, it secretes alkaline substance to neutralize vaginal secretions
Bulbourethral glands
- produces 20% semen
- has direct contact with first part of urethra
- located at the neck of the urinary bladder
Prostate
Stores sperm until it is mature
Epididymis
Filters blood and removes waste
Kidney
Tube connecting kidney to bladder
Urethra
Passageway for urine
Urethra
Male sex organ and urine elimination
Penis
Important for sexual arousal
Like clitoris
Glans penis
- canal for vas deferens from scrotum through the abdominal muscles, inguinal lymph nodes
- site for hernia
Inguinal area
Causes vasodilation of the arterioles in the penis resulting in erection
Sexual excitement
Hormones that increase bone density
Androgens
Achieved with an intact detrusor muscle, internal sphincter muscle tone, and external sphincter contraction
Bladder continence
In the neurological system of male, it happens when their is contraction of the detrusor muscle and relaxation of the sphinter
Micturition
3 hormones that triggers testosterone secretion and spermatogenesis
Gonadotropin releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone
Undescended testes and few rugae
Premature
Scrotal edema or ecchymosis
Breech
Ventral urethral opening on the glans
Hypospadias
Dorsal opening on the glans
Epispadias
Common findings in boys under the age of 2
Hydroceles and hernias
- water in testicles
- subsides, water will be reabsorbed
- enlargement due to fluid accumulation
Hydroceles
Refers to ventral or dorsal curvature of the penis
- not a disease but an anatomical position
Chordee
Flu, inflammation of the abdomen
Ascitis
- infection
- hernia lymphadenopathy
- sexual abuse
- injury during play
- toilet training
- problem in urination
Children
Inability to control urination
Bed wetting
Enuresis