Test 1 Part 1 Flashcards
T/F: Chiropractors can do male/female health exams in all 50 states.
False; in most states though
What are the top 3 cancer-related causes of death in males in the US?
lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers
What is the average male life-expectancy?
75.6 years (80.6 for women)
How often should a man have a blood pressure screening?
every 2 years, unless elevated, then every year
T/F: Men over 34 should have their cholesterol checked every 5 years.
True
When should a man start doing cholesterol screenings if he has risk factors for heart disease?
age 20, every 5 years
How often should men have preventative health visits?
every 2 years (every year after age 50)
For men between the ages of 50 and 75, how often should they have a stool test taken? sigmoidoscopy? colonoscopy?
every year;
every 5 years,
every 10 years
Assuming no additional risk factors, at what age should a man begin having prostate cancer screenings? osteoporosis screening?
50 and older;
50-75
How often should men over the age of 65 have a blood pressure screening?
every year
How often should men over the age of 65 have cholesterol screenings, assuming it has always been normal?
if normal, recheck every 5 years
T/F: Osteoporosis screening should be done in all men over 75.
False; all men over 65
T/F: getting less than 7-9 hours of sleep is associated with diabetes, CVD, obesity, depression, and even motor vehicle accidents.
True
Every adolescent/adult male should do self exams to help detect tumors, diseases, and infections. How often?
every month
When is the best time to do self exams of the scrotum and testes?
when bathing (warmth)
T/F: Gonorrhea, Syphillis, and chlamydia are all curable.
True
T/F: HPV is curable.
False; incurable (Herpes and HIV are also incurable)
What are the 3 most common STIs?
HPV, Herpes, Chlamydia
T/F:The corpora cavernosa is on the ventral aspect of the penis.
False; dorsum and sides
Which contains the urethra, corpus spongiosum or corpora cavernosa?
spongiosum
Which expands to form the glans penis, corpora cavernosa or corpus spongiosum?
spongiosum
T/F: Sperm and testosterone are produced in the epididymis.
False; produced in testis, epididymis is for storage/maturation of sperm
What is the main purpose of the cremasteric muscle?
temperature control
cream need temperature regulation
T/F: Separation of the prepuce from the glans is usually incomplete at birth and may not occur until age 4.
True
At what age(s) is it normal for the foreskin to be non-retractable?
0-4 years
T/F: Male infants do not get erections.
False; transient erections are common in infancy
Why is it important to have warm hands when palpating the scrotum and testes (besides for patient comfort)?
cold hands may stimulate a cremasteric reflex
Before palpating the scrotum of an infant, where should you place the thumb and index finger of one hand?
over the inguinal canals (prevents retraction of testes)
T/F: If a testicle can be pushed from the inguinal canal into the scrotum, it is still considered descended.
True
What is the name of the position often used to examine the toddlers/preschoolers which involves the child seated with knees pulled back to chest in order to increase the abdominal pressure pushing the testicles into the scrotum?
“tailor pressure”
What is the term for when the testicles are not descended?
crytochordism
T/F: the mass from a hernia will transilluminate with a cherry red glow.
False; the mass will not transilluminate
T/F: the mass from a hydrocele will transilluminate with a cherry red glow.
True
