Male GU Flashcards
Shaft of penis columns
- Corpus Spongiosum - contains the urethra
forms bulb of penis ends as cone shaped glans and base the corona. - 2 Corpora Cavernosa
vas deferens
Cordlike structure, extends from the epididymis passes through the external inguinal ring into abdomen and pelvis.
Sperm passes
from testesand epididymis through vas deferens into urethra
Penile lymphatics
penile and scrotal surfaces drain into the inguinal lymph nodes
lymphatics from the testis drain into the abdominal lymph nodes
spermatic cord contents
- arteries: tesicular, deferential, cremaster
- Nerves - nerve to cremastersympathetic nerves.
(genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve)
vas deferens
pampiniform plexus
lymphatic vessels
processus vaginalis
Inguinal canal
lies parallel to the inguinal ligament
external ring
triangular slitlike structure above and lateral to the pubic tubercle
Internal Ring
Internal opening, 1cm above the midpoint of the inguinal ligament
testes function
- produce sperm and testosterone
- 80% of testicular mass contains seminiferous tubules where spermatogenesis begins
- Endocrine cells located in tissue between seminiferous tubules - leydig or interstitial cells - produce testosterone.
ROS male GU
Urinary - pain, dysuria, change in flow, color
Penile discharge or lesions
Genital rashes
scrotal enlargement
groin mass or swelling
ED
Infertility
Hypospadia
urethral opening on the ventral side of the penis shaft
Epispadius
urethral opening on the dorsal aspect of the penis shaft
Balantitis
inflammation of the glans penis (pften Candida)
Condylomata acuminata
secondary syphilis
Phimosis
cannot retract foreskin over glans
Paraphimosis
entrapment of retracted foreskin behind coronal sulcus
Hydrocele
collection of fluid between the 2 layers of the tunica vaginalis- painless gradually enlarging mass - **translumination
must evaluate with tesiticular sonogram - 10% of testicular tumors are associated with hydrocele
Varicocele
dilation of the pmpiniform plexis from incompetent valves
**almost always of the left side
varicocele on the right side should raise suspicion of malignancy or abdominal mass
surgical correction - most common 15-25 year olds