All the following clinical manifestations or characteristics are observed during an examination of the external genitalia of a 45-year-old man. Which finding should the nurse consider abnormal?
A. The scrotal skin is darkly pigmented.
B. White, cheesy secretions may collect under the foreskin of the penis.
C. The urinary meatus is located at the 6 o'clock position of the glans penis.
D. The testis has smooth borders and is rubbery on palpation.
C
The urinary meatus should be centered within the glans penis.
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