When the nurse is performing a testicular examination on a 25-year-old man, which finding is considered normal?
a. Nontender subcutaneous plaques
b. Scrotal area that is dry, scaly, and nodular
c. Testes that feel oval and movable and are slightly sensitive to compression
d. Single, hard, circumscribed, movable mass, less than 1 cm under the surface of the testes
ANS: C
Testes normally feel oval, firm and rubbery, smooth, and bilaterally equal and are freely movable and slightly tender to moderate pressure. The scrotal skin should not be dry, scaly, or nodular or contain subcutaneous plaques. Any mass would be an abnormal finding.
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