Psyc Ch. 10

Question 1

Activating Effects

Answer 1

temporary effect of a hormone, which occurs at any time in life while the hormone is present

Question 2

Alpha-fetoprotein

Answer 2

protein that binds with estradiol in the bloodstream of immature mammals

Question 3

Androgens

Answer 3

testes-produced hormones that are more abundant in males Angel dust. See Phencyclidine (PCP)

Question 4

Estradiol

Answer 4

a hormone in the estrogen family

Question 5

Estrogens

Answer 5

family of hormones that are more abundant in females

Question 6

Follicle-Stimulating Hormones

Answer 6

chemical released from the anterior pituitary; promotes the growth of a follicle in the ovary

Question 7

Impotence

Answer 7

the inability to have an erection

Question 8

Luteinizing Hormone

Answer 8

hormone released from the anterior pituitary that causes the follicle to release an ovum

Question 9

Menstrual Cycle

Answer 9

a periodic variation in hormones and fertility over the course of about 28 days

Question 10

Mullerian Ducts

Answer 10

embryonic structures that can develop into a female’s oviducts, uterus, and upper vagina

Question 11

Organizing Effects

Answer 11

long-lasting hormonal effects that form during a sensitive period early in development

Question 12

Ovaries

Answer 12

the female’s egg-producing organs

Question 13

Periovolutary Period

Answer 13

time around the middle of the menstrual cycle of maximum fertility and high estrogen levels

Question 14

Progesterone

Answer 14

steroid hormone that prepares the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and promotes the maintenance of pregnancy

Question 15

SRY gene

Answer 15

the sex-determining region on the Y chromosome SSRIs. See Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Question 16

Steroid Hormones

Answer 16

hormones that contain four carbon rings

Question 17

Testes

Answer 17

sperm-producing organs

Question 18

Testosterone

Answer 18

a type of androgen

Question 19

Wolffian Ducts

Answer 19

precursors to male internal structures

Question 20

Sexual Selection

Answer 20

tendency for a gene to spread in the population if it makes individuals more appealing to the opposite sex SFO. See Subfornical organ

Question 21

Gender Identity

Answer 21

the gender that a person considers himself or herself to be

Question 22

Hermaphrodite

Answer 22

individual who appears as a mixture of male and female anatomies

Question 23

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Answer 23

the overdevelopment of the adrenal glands from birth

Question 24

Intersex

Answer 24

a person whose sexual development is intermediate or ambiguous

Question 25

Androgen Insensitivity or Testicular Feminization

Answer 25

condition in which individuals with an XY chromosome pattern have the genital appearance of a female