Prostate

Question 1

gross anatomy:
The prostate is palpable __ FAV
prostatic capsule measuring 0.5 mm thickness is located at the

Answer 1

4cm FAV

anterior,posterior and lateral, i.e not seen at the APEX

Question 2

The ___ nerves within the parietal pelvic fascia also known as the ___, posterolateral to the prostate

Answer 2

cavernosal nerves

lateral prostatic fascia

Question 3

BPH most commonly occurs at what zone?

Answer 3

Transition zone

Question 4

Surrounds openening of EJ ducts, shape of a cone, makes up __% of glandular tissue

Answer 4

Central zone, 25%

Question 5

The largest zone, ___ %of the glandular tissue of prostate, and ___% of Prostate ca

Answer 5

Peripheral zone, 70% of gland, 70% of CA

Question 6

makes 1/3 of mass of prostate mass

Answer 6

Anterior fibromuscular stroma

Question 7

arterial supply and venous

Answer 7

Inferior Vesical artery–> capsular artery (anterior prostatic capsule)
Periprostatic plexus –> deep dorsal vein of penis –> interial iliac vein

Question 8

lymph

Answer 8

obturator and internal iliac

Question 9

TRUS Questions
best frequency-> 
Normal appearance -->
accuracy of within \_\_% of its true weight
Volume computation

Answer 9

TRUS Questions
best frequency-> 6-8 Hz
Normal appearance –> grey echogenecity, appears homogenous, echogenic capusle
accuracy of within 5% of its true weight
Volume computation = 4/3r x length/ width/ height

Question 10

MRI 
zonal anatomy slice size
\_\_\_ zone showed higher signal intensity than other zones
\_\_\_ zone has low signal intensity
Best demonstarated using \_\_\_ images

Answer 10

0.5 cm
peripheral zone
central and transitional
t2-weighted