Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 51

Measurement of ??-glucosidase is performed to detect a disorder of the:

A. Seminiferous tubules

B. Epididymis

C. Prostate gland

D. Bulbourethral glands

Step 1 of 2

Measurement of a-glucosidase:

The process of measuring a-glucosidase is used to identify the disorder of epididymis.

• After spermatogenesis, the immature sperm penetrate through epididymis, it is here the spermatozoa matures and develop flagella.

• The a-glucosidasemeasurement analyzes the sperm maturity in epididymis.

• Decreased alpha-glucosidase indicates some disorder in epididymis.

• Based upon this measurement, the deficiency in epididymis area has been identified.

Therefore, the disorder of “epididymis” is identified by a-glucosidase measurement. Hence, the correct answer is option “”.