1.1.3 External Genitalia

Question 1

What are the important parts of the female external genitalia?

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the covered parts?

Answer 2

Question 3

What is the pampiniform plexus?

Answer 3

Plexus of veins that wrap around the tortious testicular artery

Question 4

Describe the innervation of the Vulva

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the covered parts?

Answer 5

Question 6

Grade 4 varicocele looks like?

Answer 6

A bag of worms

Question 7

Describe the characteristics of male sexual function in regards to erection and emission

Answer 7

Question 8

What is cut in a vasectomy?

Answer 8

Vas deferens

Question 9

What are the covered parts?

Answer 9

Question 10

What is a vulva?

Answer 10

Female external genitalia

Question 11

What is the scrotum?

Answer 11

Musculocutaneous sac containing the testicles and epididymises

Question 12

Describe the innervation of the penis

Answer 12

Afferent (GSA) - carried in paired doral nerve of the penis a branch of the pudendal nerve (S2, 3, 4)

Parasympathetic fibers (GVE) - Travel within the pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2, 3, 4) to deep arteries of the penis (increase blood flow to erectile tissues)

Sympathetic fibers (GVE) - L1 and L2 decrease blood flow to erectile tissue

Motor - GSE - inncervates the bulbospongiosus and ischiocavernosus muscles

Question 13

What do the testis produce?

Answer 13

Sperm and androgens

Question 14

What is the Vas?

Answer 14

Connects the epididymis to urethra

Question 15

What are the covered parts?

Answer 15

Question 16

How do the layers of the abdominal wall compare to the layers of the scrotum?

Answer 16

Question 17

What are the functions of the epididymis?

Answer 17

Store and mature sperm

Also sperm disposal, absorption of fluid and secretion of components that modify sperm

Question 18

What are the characteristics of Testicular Torsion?

Answer 18

Question 19

Pudendal nerve arises from?

Answer 19

S2, 3, and 4

Question 20

What are the important ventral surface structures of the penis?

Answer 20

Question 21

What are the covered parts?

Answer 21

Question 22

What is the importance of the ishiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus in females?

Answer 22

Question 23

What are the characteristics of Cryptorchidism?

Answer 23

Cryptorchidism = undescended

Question 24

What are the characteristics of Varicocele?

Answer 24

Question 25

What is female genital mutilation?

Answer 25

Question 26

What are the bulbospongiosus and ischiocavernosus muscle?

Answer 26

Present in both males and females

Question 27

What is a penis?

Answer 27

Common outlet for both urine and semen

Question 28

What is the function of the pampiniform plexus?

Answer 28

Cools arterial blood, producing blood that is 2-3 degrees cooler than the body Essential for spermatogenesis

Question 29

What is episiotomy?

Answer 29

Question 30

What are the two suspensatory ligaments of the penis?

Answer 30

Fundiform ligament - most superficial - attaches from deep fascia to the linea alba Suspensory ligament - attaches from the deep fascia to the pubic symphysis

Question 31

Describe the characteristics of male sexual function in regards to ejaculation and detumescence

Answer 31

Question 32

Why is there most commonly varicocele on the left side?

Answer 32

Left testicular vein drains to the left renal vein. The SMA cuts anterior to the left renal vein - compressing and causing the left renal vein pressure to be higher that IVC.

Question 33

What are the characteristics of female sexual function?

Answer 33

Question 34

What supplies blood to the Vulva?

Answer 34

Question 35

What are the importance parts of the clitoris?

Answer 35

Question 36

What are the important bodies of erectile tissue?

Answer 36

Question 37

What are the important arteries of the penis?

Answer 37

Question 38

What are the characteristics of hydrocele?

Answer 38

Question 39

What are some other important parts of the female external genitalia?

Answer 39

Question 40

Does the G-spot exist?

Answer 40

Question 41

During the 7th and 8th month where do the testes pass to enter the scrotum?

Answer 41

Inguinal canal

Question 42

What are the covered parts?

Answer 42

Question 43

What are the covered parts?

Answer 43

Question 44

What is circumcision?

Answer 44

Question 45

What is a pudendal nerve block?

Answer 45

Question 46

Where are the possible locations of cryptorchid testicles?

Answer 46

Question 47

The scrotal ligament is the remnant of what?

Answer 47

Gubernaculum

Question 48

Clitoral crura rest on what?

Answer 48

Perineal membrane

Question 49

What are the characteristics of the lacerations of the birth canal?

Answer 49