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divides scrotal sac into two compartments externally |
median raphe |
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innermost membrane surrounding the testicle |
tunica albuginea |
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covers the testis and spermatic cord. Aids in protection and temp. control |
cremaster muscle |
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works with cremastor muscle to elevate the testis |
dartos muscle |
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composition of spermatic cord? |
1. testicular artery, cremasteric & deferential artery 2. pampiniform plexus 3. ductus deferens 4. lymphatics and nerves |
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size of tesicle |
sag: 3-5cm trv: 2-4cm AP: 3 cm |
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supplies the coverings of the spermatic cord |
cremasteric artery |
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supplies the vas deferens and epididymis |
deferential artery |
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drains the testes |
pampiniform plexus |
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drains directly into the ivc |
right testicular vein |
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drains into the left renal vein |
left testicular vein |
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Benign germ- cell intraparenchymal cyst filled with keratin and contained within a fibrous capsule. |
epidermoid cyst |
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divides the scrotum into two parts internally |
tunica dartos |
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coiled structure attached to the testicle and the posterior scrotal wall |
epididymis |
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connects epididymis to the seminial vesicles |
ductus (vas) deferens |
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responsible for sperm storage during maturation |
epididymis |
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seminal vesicles location |
posterior to bladder, superior to prostate gland |
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small glands that secrete fluid to help create semen |
seminal vesicles |
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these two structures combine to create the ejaculatory duct |
seminal vesicles and vas deferens |
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surgical correction of undescended testicles |
orchiopexy |
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most common location for undescended testicles |
inguinal canal or just above the scrotum |
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common cyst found in the epididymal head composed of nonviable sperm, fat, cellular debris, and lymphocytes |
spermatocele |
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caused by incompetent or abnormal valves within the pampiniform plexus |
varicocele |
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remnants of a formerly torsed testicular appendage |
scrotal pearl |
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most common cause of epididymitis in young men |
chlamydia |
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second most common testicular cancer |
embryonal carcinoma |
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lab values for embryonal carcinomas |
increased AFP |
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lab values for yolk sac tumors |
increased AFP |
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lab values for immature (malignant) teratomas |
increased AFP and bHCG |
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lab values for choriocarcinomas |
increased bHCG |
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malignant tumor with normal AFP, bHCG, and LDH levels |
sex-cord stromal/sertoli-leydig tumors |
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mets to the testicles are rare, but which two sites are the most common? |
prostate and kidney |
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prostate is bordered anteriorly by? |
pubic bones |
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prostate is bordered posteriorly by? |
rectum |
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prostate is bordered superiorly by? |
bladder |
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prostate is bordered inferiorly by? |
urogental diaphragm |
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most common location for prostate cancer |
peripheral zone |
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second most common location for prostate cancer |
central zone |
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which zone is the origin of benign prostatic hyperplasia |
transitional zone |
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arterial supply to the prostate? |
internal iliac artery -> inferior vesical artery |
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normal size of prostate |
young patients: 20g or less older patients: 40g or less |
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increased levels of PSA are indicative of? |
BPH or malignancy |
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increased prostatic acid phosphatase is associated with? |
prostate carcinoma |
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sonographically appear as hypoechoic structures superior to the prostate and posterior to the bladder |
seminal vesicles |
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calcifications commonly seen in the inner glands of the prostate |
corpora amylacea |
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birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis |
hypospadias |
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diverticulum of the prostatic urethra |
prostatic urtricle cyst |
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prostatic urtricle cyst |
