Testes

Question 1

Each testis length and weight

Answer 1

5cm long
3cm wide
2.5 cm thick
10-15g

Question 2

Scrotum

Answer 2

Where the testes hang.

A flashy pouch suspended inferior to the perineum.

Question 3

During fetal development the testes form where

Answer 3

Adjacent to the kidneys

Question 4

Gubernaculum testis

Answer 4

A bundle of connective tissue fibers. Extends from each testis to the posterior wall of a small anterior and inferior pocket of the peritoneum.
Length doesn’t change

Question 5

During the seventh developmental month, fetal growth continues rapidly, and circulating hormones stimulate

Answer 5

A contraction of the gubernaculum testis.
During this time each testis moves through the abdominal musculature, along with small pockets of the peritoneal cavity. This process is called the descent of the testes into the scrotum.

Question 6

Cryptorchism

Answer 6

One or both of the testes have not descended into the scrotum by the time of birth.
They are lodged in the abdominal cavity or within the inguinal canal.

Question 7

Cryptorchid testes should be corrected before puberty because

Answer 7

A cryptorchid testis will not produce spermatozoa.
if both testes are cryptorchid, the male will be sterile/infertile. If the testes cannot be moved into the scrotum they usually are removed

Question 8

What percent of males with uncorrected crypt orchid testes eventually develop testicular cancer

Answer 8

10%

Question 9

Cryptorchid testes should be corrected before puberty because

Answer 9

A cryptorchid testis will not produce spermatozoa.
if both testes are cryptorchid, the male will be sterile/infertile. If the testes cannot be moved into the scrotum they usually are removed

Question 10

What percent of males with uncorrected crypt orchid testes eventually develop testicular cancer

Answer 10

10%