ATI MedSurg Test Bank, Common Reproductive System Complaints 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A male client asks the nurse about the purpose of the prostate gland. The nurse should respond that it is a structure that:
2.A 50-year-old male client has had a prostate-spec...
ATI MedSurg Test Bank, Common Reproductive System Complaints 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A male client asks the nurse about the purpose of the prostate gland. The nurse should respond that it
is a structure that:
1.secretes an alkaline substance that neutralizes residual acidic urine in the urethra.
2.provides a milky alkaline substance that neutralizes the acidity of the male urethra and the female vagina.
3.secretes a fluid for the health and nutrition of sperm. 4.propels sperm into the ejaculatory duct.
ANS: 2
The prostate gland produces a milky alkaline fluid that helps neutralize the acidity of the male urethra and female vagina. The bulbourethral (Cowpers) gland secretes an alkaline substance that neutralizes any residual acidic urine in the urethra. The seminal vesicles secrete a fluid for the health and nutrition of sperm. The vas deferens is a duct that propels sperm into the ejaculatory duct. 2.A 50-year-old male client has had a prostate-specific antigen test. The nurse realizes that the normal range for this test would be:
1.0 to 2 ng/mL.
2.0 to 3 ng/mL.
3.0 to 4 ng/mL.
4.0 to 5 ng/mL. ANS: 3
The prostate-specific antigen is used to test for both benign and malignant diseases of the prostate. A PSA reading of 4 nanograms and below is considered normal.
3.A male client, having difficulty voiding, tells the nurse that he thinks something is wrong with his penis.
The nurse reviews the structures of the penis with the client and explains that the structure that surrounds the urethra is the: 1.corpus cavernosa.
2.corpus spongiosum.
3.glans penis.
4.prepuce. ANS: 2
The corpus spongiosum surrounds the urethra. The corpus cavernosa lies near the top of the penis. The glans penis is the erectile tip of the penis, and the prepuce is the foreskin.
4.The nurse is preparing to discuss the male reproductive system with a group of adolescent school students. Which of the following would the nurse not include as a primary function of the male reproductive system?
1.Frequent erectile functioning and increased libido 2.Production of sperm
3.Secretion of testosterone 4.Transportation and depositing of sperm
ANS: 1
The primary functions of the male reproductive system are the production of sperm, the transportation and depositing of sperm in the female reproductive tract, and the secretion of testosterone. Frequent erectile functioning and increased libido are not primary functions.
5.A male client is diagnosed as being infertile. The nurse realizes which of the following structures of the
clients reproductive system is affected?
1.Epididymis 2.Rete testes 3.Seminal vesicles
4.Seminiferous tubules ANS: 4
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