Prostate and Rectum (Task 1)

Question 1

Bulbourethral gland function

Answer 1

Produces pre-ejaculate fluid

Question 2

Female equivalent of bulbourethral gland

Answer 2

Bartholin’s Glands

Question 3

Location of bulbourethral gland

Answer 3

Below Prostate

Question 4

Seminal vesicle function

Answer 4

Secrete fluid which makes up 70-85% of semen

Question 5

Seminal vesicle location

Answer 5

Above Prostate and Behind Bladder

Question 6

Percentage of semen made up of prostate gland secretions

Answer 6

15-20%

Question 7

Fascia separating prostate from rectum

Answer 7

Rectoprostatic Fascia

Question 8

Zones of prostate

Answer 8

Central Zone, Peripheral Zone, Transitional Zone

Question 9

Lobes of prostate

Answer 9

Anterior Lobe, Posterior Lobe, Median Lobe

Question 10

Female equivalent of prostate gland

Answer 10

Skene’s Glands

Question 11

Contents of prostate gland secretions

Answer 11

Proteolytic enzymes which break down clotting factors in ejaculate so it remains fluid

Question 12

The ducts that prostate secretions leave through

Answer 12

Prostatic Ducts

Question 13

Prostate zone mostly felt on PR

Answer 13

Peripheral Zone

Question 14

Zone most commonly involved in carcinoma

Answer 14

Peripheral Zone

Question 15

Zone most commonly involved in benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 15

Transitional Zone

Question 16

Reason why prostate cancer can spread into the spine

Answer 16

Prostatic venous plexus linked to the internal vertebral venous plexus

Question 17

Venous drainage of prostate

Answer 17

Prostatic Plexus > Internal Iliac

Question 18

Blood supply to prostate

Answer 18

Prostatic arteries arising from internal iliac, internal pudendal and internal rectal arteries