Chromosomes and Hormones

Question 1

Male hormones

Answer 1

Testosterone

Question 2

Female hormones

Answer 2

Oestrogen
Oxytocin

Question 3

Turner’s syndrome

Answer 3

XO

Short
Webbed neck
Non functioning ovaries
Broad chest
Above average performance in school

Question 4

Klinefelter syndrome

Answer 4

XXY

No facial hair
Excess breast tissue
Low muscularity
Low fertility
Low Language skills
Below average performance in school

Question 5

What does Oxytocin do

Answer 5

Promotes pair bonding, monogamy

Question 6

How can symptoms of KS be treated

Answer 6

Androgen therapies (testosterone supplements) can treat language difficulties

Question 7

How can symptoms of TS be treated

Answer 7

hormone therapies (oestrogen supplements) at ages 8 - 12 can lead to normal breast development

Question 8

What real life applications of the research into hormones is there

Answer 8

Can give men with Erectile Dysfunction testosterone to help with their ED

Can give menopausal women oestrogen to prevent osteoporosis

Can be given to people with Gender dysphoria to help their physiology and behaviour match their ideal gender

Question 9

What did Young do in regard to Sex and Gender

Answer 9

Injected rats with the opposite sex hormones and found an irreversible change in their gender behaviour to that matching the opposite sex

Question 10

Evaluate the role of chromosomes and hormones

Answer 10

Evidence to support the role of testosterone, Wang gave 227 Hypogonadal men Testosterone therapy for 180 days and found improved sexual function and libido

Ignores social factors, Hofstede suggests that Gender is based on social norms rather than biology

Evidence to support, David Reimer, chromosomes kept him male regardless of how he was raised