Male Reproductive System

Question 1

What is the name of the canal that the testes passes through during development?

Answer 1

Inguinal canal

Question 2

Deep and superficial openings of inguinal canal?

Answer 2

Deep ring and superficial ring.

Question 3

Fascial layers of the spermatic cord + what abdominal muscles they’re made from

Answer 3

1. External spermatic fascia - external oblique
2. Cremaster muscle and fascia - cremaster muscle and internal oblique
3. Internal spermatic fascia - transversalis

Question 4

Acronym for contents of spermatic cord

Answer 4

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Question 5

Contents of spermatic cord

Answer 5

Pampiniform plexus 
Ductus deferens 
Cremasteric artery
Testicular artery 
Ductus deferens artery 
Genitofemoral nerve
Sympathetic nerves 
Lymphatics

Question 6

Layers surrounding testes (external then internal)

Answer 6

1. Tunica vaginalis

2. Tunica albuginea

Question 7

2 layers of the tunica vaginalis

Answer 7

Parietal and visceral layer

Question 8

What is a hydrocele and what causes it?

Answer 8

Accumulation of fluid between layers of the tunica vaginalis.
Premature birth, infection, injury/inflammation

Question 9

What is a haematocele and what causes it?

Answer 9

Accumulation of blood around the tunica vaginalis

Testicular trauma

Question 10

Testicular arteries vertebral level origin

Answer 10

L2-L3

Question 11

Where do the testicular veins drain into?

Answer 11

Right drains into IVC

Left drains into left renal vein

Question 12

What is a varicocele and what causes it?

Answer 12

Enlargement of the pampiniform plexus

Geometry of veins, valve failure, excessive pressure in upstream arteries

Question 13

Which lymph nodes do the testes drain to?

Answer 13

Lumbar and Paraortic lymph nodes

Question 14

Which lymph nodes does the prostate drain to?

Answer 14

Internal iliac and sacral lymph nodes

Question 15

Which lymph nodes does the seminal vesicles drain to?

Answer 15

External and internal iliac lymph nodes

Question 16

Which lymph nodes does the scrotum drain to?

Answer 16

Superficial inguinal and popliteal lymph nodes

Question 17

Which lymph nodes does the penis drain to?

Answer 17

Inguinal lymph nodes

Question 18

What is the purpose of the epididymis?

Answer 18

To store sperm produced by the testes

Question 19

What is the vas deferens and what is it’s purpose?

Answer 19

Muscular tube. It joins the duct of the seminal gland to form the ejaculatory duct.

Question 20

What secretions are produced by the seminal vesicles?

Answer 20

Fructose, vitamin C, prostaglandins, fibrinogen

Question 21

What secretions are produced by the prostate gland?

Answer 21

Proteolytic enzymes, prostatic acid phosphatase, fibrinolysin, zinc, PSA

Question 22

What secretions are produced by the bulbourethral glands?

Answer 22

Clear fluid rich in mucoproteins help to lubricate the distal urethra

Question 23

Why might an enlarged prostate cause retention of urine?

Answer 23

Kinks the urethra, surrounds and narrows the lumen of the prostatic urethra.