Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 50: Male Reproductive Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. Symptoms of possible endocrine dysfunction are important because undiagnosed or
2. The skin of the scrotum should be slightly darker in color, wrinkled, and loose. When
palpating each side of the scrotum, it is normal for the testes to retract temporarily
4. During cystoscopy, a lighted instrument is inserted through the urethra to visualize
5. Acute prostatitis is a category of prostatitis that is an inflammation of the prostate
6. A diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy is based on results of the rectal
7. A suprapubic prostatectomy is performed through the bladder via a low abdominal
8. A number of vascular, neurologic, endocrine, and psychological factors may cause or
contribute to erectile dysfunction.
9. Penile implants may be prescribed for patients with failure to initiate or failure to fill
10. Cryptorchidism is defined as a test is located in other than a dependent scrotal