Nursing Test Banks
One Account Get all Test Banks
Chapter 24: Male Genitourinary System
Chapter 24: Male Genitourinary System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The external male genital structures include the:
a. Testis.
b. Scrotum.
c. Epididymis.
d. Vas deferens.
ANS: B
,The external male genital structures include the penis and scrotum. The testis,
epididymis, and vas deferens are internal structures.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
2. An accessory glandular structure for the male genital organs is the:
a. Testis.
b. Scrotum.
c. Prostate.
d. Vas deferens.
ANS: C
Glandular structures accessory to the male genital organs are the prostate,
seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
3. Which of these statements is true regarding the penis?
,a. The urethral meatus is located on the ventral side of the penis.
b. The prepuce is the fold of foreskin covering the shaft of the penis.
c. The penis is made up of two cylindrical columns of erectile tissue.
d. The corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the
glans.
ANS: D
At the distal end of the shaft, the corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of
erectile tissue, the glans. The penis is made up of three cylindrical columns of
erectile tissue. The skin that covers the glans of the penis is the prepuce. The
urethral meatus forms at the tip of the glans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
4. When performing a genital examination on a 25-year-old man, the nurse
notices deeply pigmented, wrinkled scrotal skin with large sebaceous follicles.
On the basis of this information, the nurse would:
a. Squeeze the glans to check for the presence of discharge.
, b. Consider this finding as normal, and proceed with the examination.
c. Assess the testicles for the presence of masses or painless lumps.
d. Obtain a more detailed history, focusing on any scrotal abnormalities the
patient has noticed.
ANS: B
After adolescence, the scrotal skin is deeply pigmented and has large sebaceous
follicles and appears corrugated.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which statement concerning the testes is true?
a. The lymphatic vessels of the testes drain into the abdominal lymph nodes.
b. The vas deferens is located along the inferior portion of each testis.
c. The right testis is lower than the left because the right spermatic cord is
longer.
d. The cremaster muscle contracts in response to cold and draws the testicles
One Account Get all Test Banks
Chapter 24: Male Genitourinary System
Chapter 24: Male Genitourinary System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The external male genital structures include the:
a. Testis.
b. Scrotum.
c. Epididymis.
d. Vas deferens.
ANS: B
,The external male genital structures include the penis and scrotum. The testis,
epididymis, and vas deferens are internal structures.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
2. An accessory glandular structure for the male genital organs is the:
a. Testis.
b. Scrotum.
c. Prostate.
d. Vas deferens.
ANS: C
Glandular structures accessory to the male genital organs are the prostate,
seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
3. Which of these statements is true regarding the penis?
,a. The urethral meatus is located on the ventral side of the penis.
b. The prepuce is the fold of foreskin covering the shaft of the penis.
c. The penis is made up of two cylindrical columns of erectile tissue.
d. The corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the
glans.
ANS: D
At the distal end of the shaft, the corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of
erectile tissue, the glans. The penis is made up of three cylindrical columns of
erectile tissue. The skin that covers the glans of the penis is the prepuce. The
urethral meatus forms at the tip of the glans.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: General
4. When performing a genital examination on a 25-year-old man, the nurse
notices deeply pigmented, wrinkled scrotal skin with large sebaceous follicles.
On the basis of this information, the nurse would:
a. Squeeze the glans to check for the presence of discharge.
, b. Consider this finding as normal, and proceed with the examination.
c. Assess the testicles for the presence of masses or painless lumps.
d. Obtain a more detailed history, focusing on any scrotal abnormalities the
patient has noticed.
ANS: B
After adolescence, the scrotal skin is deeply pigmented and has large sebaceous
follicles and appears corrugated.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 691
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which statement concerning the testes is true?
a. The lymphatic vessels of the testes drain into the abdominal lymph nodes.
b. The vas deferens is located along the inferior portion of each testis.
c. The right testis is lower than the left because the right spermatic cord is
longer.
d. The cremaster muscle contracts in response to cold and draws the testicles
