Male Genitalia

Question 1

● Penis
● Scrotum

Answer 1

External genitalia

Question 2

● Testis
● Spermatic Cord

Answer 2

Internal Genitalia

Question 3

emphasizes the
importance of the male sex role function
Self-esteem and body image are
entwined with the male sex role

Answer 3

Western Culture

Question 4

may
influence the client’s ability to discuss
problems and ask questions. Therefore,
it is important to ease the client’s
anxiety as much as possible.

Answer 4

Anxiety, embarrassment, and fear

Question 5

ask
him to lie on the left side, with the
buttocks as lose to the edge of the
examining table as possible, and to
bend the right knee. However, some
examiners find it easiest to perform the
male anus, rectum, and prostate
examination while the client stands and
bends over the examining table with his
hips flexed

Answer 5

To help the client into this position,

Question 6

f an
examination of the upper rectum and
sigmoid colon is necessary, a
should be performed.

Answer 6

sigmoidoscopy

Question 7

Equipment needed for the Male Genitalia

Answer 7

1. Disposable non-latex gloves
2. Flashlight (for possible transillumination)
3. Stethoscope (for possible auscultation)
4. Water soluble lubricant Specimen card

Question 8

Absence or
scarcity of
pubic hair
may
be seen in
clients
receiving

Answer 8

Chemotherapy

Question 9

Lice or
nit (eggs)
infestation
at
the base of
the penis
or pubic
hair is
known
as

Answer 9

pediculosis
pubis.
This is
commonly
referred to
as “crabs.”

Question 10

A yellow
discharge is
usually
associated
with

Answer 10

gonorrhea.

Question 11

A clear or
white
discharge is
usually
associated
with

Answer 11

urethritis

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE All
discharge
should not be
cultured.

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

An enlarged
scrotal sac
may result
from

Answer 13

fluid
(hydrocele),
blood
(hematocel
e),
bowel
(hernia), or
tumor
(cancer)

Question 14

Absence of
a testis
suggests

Answer 14

cryptorchidi
sm (an
undescende
d testicle).

Question 15

Painless
nodules
may
indicate

Answer 15

cancer.

Question 16

Tenderness
and
swelling
may
indicate

Answer 16

acute
orchitis torsion
of the
spermatic
cord, a
strangulate
d
hernia, or
epididymitis

Question 17

passive
elevation of
the testes
may relieve
the scrotal
pain
(Prehn’s
sign). I

Answer 17

client
has
epididymitis

Question 18

If the
client
has a
strangulate
d
hernia,

Answer 18

the
client
should be
referred
immediatel
y to the
physician
and
prepared
for surgery.

Question 19

Palpable,
tortuous
veins
suggest

Answer 19

Varicocele.

Question 20

A beaded
or
thickened
cord
indicates

Answer 20

infection or
cysts

Question 21

If
you
can get
your fingers
above the
mass,

Answer 21

suspect
hydrocele

Question 22

suggests
hydrocele
of
the
spermatic
cord.

Answer 22

Cyst

Question 23

when
the
client bears
down may
signal a

Answer 23

hernia

Question 24

A bulge or
mass may
indicate a

Answer 24

hernia

Question 25

Enlarged or tender nodes may indicate an

Answer 25

inflammator y process or lesion on the penis or scrotum.

Question 26

may indicate sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, or hemorrhoid s.

Answer 26

Lesions

Question 27

A previously thrombosed hemorrhoid appears as a

Answer 27

skin tag that protrudes from the anus

Question 28

A reddened, swollen, or dimpled area covered by a small tuft of hair located midline on the lower sacrum suggests

Answer 28

pilonidal cyst.

Question 29

Hardness and irregularitie s may be from scarring or cancer. Nodules may indicate

Answer 29

polyps or cancer.

Question 30

A peritoneal protrusion into the rectum, called a

Answer 30

rectal shelf, may indicate a cancerous lesion or peritoneal metastasis

Question 31

Tenderness may indicate

Answer 31

peritoneal inflammation.

Question 32

A swollen, tender prostate may indicate

Answer 32

acute prostatitis.

Question 33

An enlarged smooth, firm, slightly elastic prostate that may not have a median sulcus suggests

Answer 33

benign prostatic hypertroph y (BPH)

Question 34

A hard area on the prostate or hard, fixed, irregular nodules on the prostate suggest

Answer 34

cancer.