Health Flashcards
(38 cards)
Period when a person undergoes a lot of changes
Adolescence
May be defined as the measure of maleness and femaleness in one individuality and physical makeup.
Human sexuality
Refers to the biological characteristics of being a boy and a girl
Sex
Refers to the behavior and attitudes that are expected to be shown based on a person’s sex
Gender
A persons gender may be classified as:
Masculine
Feminine
An important component of one’s personality
Sexuality
Three dimensions of human sexuality:
Biological
Sociocultural
Psychological
Sex chromosomes of male and female
Female has XX chromosome
Male has XY chromosome
This dimension is described by the persons biological or physical characteristics
Biological dimension
Carry the genetic material DNA
Chromosomes
DNA means?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Determines all the traits and characteristics of all living things
DNA
A human being has ____ in every nucleus of the cell
46 chromosomes
Two chromosomes are
Sex chromosomes
Are responsible for all our sex characteristics being a male or a female
Two chromosomes
Responsible for all other characteristics that we have which are not related to sex
Remaining 44 chromosomes
Play an important role in the expression of all physical and psychological sexual characteristics of a person
Hormones
Hormones are triggered by the ___ that is located at the middle part of the brain
Hypothalamus
Produces the luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone
Pituitary gland
LH means
Luteinizing hormone
FSH means
Follicle stimulating hormone
Responsible for the production of sex hormones testosterone and estrogen
Luteinizing hormone
Triggers the egg cell to mature in the ovary
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Regulates the production of sperm cells and the occurrence of secondary sex characteristics in males
Testosterone