Hs: Week 4,5: Clinical Correlations

Front 1

What would be the result of a ruptured spongy urethra--where would urine accumulate?

Back 1

The urine may pass into the SUPERFICIAL perineal space and spread:
Inferiorly --> scrotum
Anteriorly--> around the penis
Superiorly--> lower part of abdominal wall.

(Cannot spread into thigh or anal region).

Front 2

If the membranous part of the male urethra is ruptured, were would urine accumulate?

Back 2

Urine escapes into the deep perineal space and can extravasate upward around the prostate and bladder or downward into the superficial perineal space.

Front 3

Hydrocele is an accumulation of fluid in the cavity of the -______ of the testis or along the spermatic cord.

Back 3

Tunica vaginalis (between parietal and visceral layers)

Front 4

What condition results when varicose veins in the pampiniform plexus of the psermatic cord appear like a "bag of worms" in the scrotum?

Back 4

Varicocele
(more common on the left side, probably as a result of a malignant tumor of the left kidney, which blocks the exit of the testicular vein).

Front 5

What type of procedure would you do when a patient experiences pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic regions and when a ruptured ectopic pregnancy or ovarian cyst is suspected?

Back 5

Culdocentesis
(aspiration of fluid from cul-de-sac of Douglas--rectouterine pount--by a needle puncture of the posterior vaginal fornix)

Front 6

When performing a historectomy, which structure is in danger of injury?

Back 6

Ureter
(passes under the Uterine A)

Front 7

What condition would you consider in a male patient who experiences nocturia, dysuria, and a sudden desire to urinate?

Back 7

Hypertrophy of the prostate (most often in middle lobe) = obstructs prostatic urethra.