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MBBS QUESTION #10205
Question 1
A newborn boy is noted to have an empty scrotum with the testis palpable at a point along its normal path of descent. If the testis has failed to complete its descent by birth, it is most commonly arrested within which structure?
  • The inguinal canal✔️
  • The pelvic cavity, near the bladder
  • It has descended fully into the scrotum
  • The retroperitoneum, near the kidney
Correct Answer Explanation
Cryptorchidism most commonly involves arrest of testicular descent within the inguinal canal, reflecting incomplete traction/guidance by the gubernaculum; undescended testes carry an increased risk of infertility and germ cell tumors if uncorrected.