Semen Pt. 2

Question 1

Specimen is poured into a clean graduated cylinder calibrated into ?

Answer 1

0.1 mL increments

Question 2

Droplets that form threads longer than - are considered highly viscous and are recorded as abnormal

Answer 2

2 cm

Question 3

Routinely identified abnormalities in head structure

Answer 3

Double heads, giant and amorphous head, pinheads, tapered heads, constricted heads

Question 4

Abnormal sperm tails

Answer 4

Doubled, coiled, bent

Question 5

Cytoplasmic droplets

Answer 5

> 1/3 of head

Question 6

Most widely used stain for sperm morphology

Answer 6

Papanicolaou stain

Question 7

Air dried stain are stable for_ hours

Answer 7

24 hours

Question 8

Chromosomes of head contains

Answer 8

22 autosomes, 1 sex chromosome

Question 9

Contain the enzymes necessary for fertilization

Answer 9

Autosome

Question 10

Teratospermia syndromes

Answer 10

Globospermia, microcephaly, short tail spermatozoa

Question 11

Increased number of immature forms

Answer 11

Epididymal dysfunction, frequent ejaculations

Question 12

• Increased no. Of tapering
• spermatozoa with cytoplasmic droplets or bent tail

Answer 12

Varicocoele

Question 13

Round cells

Answer 13

Immature sperm and leukocytes

Question 14

Calculating round cells

Answer 14

N (round cells) x S (sperm concentration) / 100 mature sperm

Question 15

Sperm vitality is evaluated by mixing the specimen with

Answer 15

Eosin-nigrosin stain

Question 16

Normal vitality requires _ or more living cells

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

Presence of a large proportion of viable but immobile cells may indicate a

Answer 17

Defective flagellum

Question 18

High number of immotile and nonviable cell may indicate

Answer 18

Epididymal pathology

Question 19

Test used for abnormal vitality, > 75%

Answer 19

Eosin nigrosin stain

Question 20

Abnormal result for eosin nigrosin stain

Answer 20

Decreased motility with normal count

Question 21

specimens can be screened for the presence of fructose using the

Answer 21

resorcinol test

Question 22

Resorcinol test produces an - color when fructose is present

Answer 22

Orange color

Question 23

Normal quantitative level of fructose

Answer 23

> or greater than 13 umol/ejaculate

Question 24

Specimens for fructose levels should be tested within 2 hours of collection or frozen to prevent

Answer 24

Fructolysis

Question 25

• Detected in both men and women
• considered a possible cause of infertility

Answer 25

Antisperm antibodies

Question 26

A-glucosidase normal value

Answer 26

> _ 20 mu/ejaculate

Question 27

Zn normal value

Answer 27

> 2.4 mmol/ejaculate

Question 28

Citric acid normal value

Answer 28

> 52 mmol/ ejaculate

Question 29

ACP normal value

Answer 29

> 200 U/ejaculate

Question 30

Sperm agglutination and immobilization

Answer 30

Escherichia coli