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Chapter 10: Sexual And Reproductive Behaviors Flashcards

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Sexual Dimorphic Behavior

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Behavior that has different forms or that occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males and females

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Sex

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Genetic or physiological characteristics of males and females

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Gender

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Refers to socially- influenced identity, roles, and/or behavior of individual as they pertain to male and female identities

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Intersex

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Variety of combos of biologically male and female characteristics, such as individual born with external female genitalia and internal male sex organs

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Transgender

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Gender identity that does not necessarily correspond to biological sex at birth

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Gametes

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Mature reproductive cell (sperm or ovum)

  • Produced during cell division process called meiosis
  • Produces cells that contain one set of each of pairs of chromosome
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Genetic Sex

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Determined by presence of XX or XY chromosome

- determined at time of fertilization

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Sex Chromosomes

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X and Y chromosomes, which determine an organism’s genetic sex

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Exposure to sex hormones, […], is responsible for much of […]

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Exposure to sex hormones, both before and after birth, is responsible for much of sexual dimorphism

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3 categories of sex structures

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Gonads
Internal sex organs
External genitalia

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Gonads

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  • Testes and ovaries; first sex organs to develop
  • Produce ova or sperms and secrete hormones
  • Through 6th week of prenatal development, male and female fetuses are identical
    • Both sexes have pair of identical undifferentiated gonads
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SRY

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Gene on Y chromosome whose product instructed undifferentiated fetal gonads to develop into testes
- absence of gene produces ovaries

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Organizational Effect

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Effect of hormone on tissue differentiation and development

- Permanent and persist throughout person’s life

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Activational Effect

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Effect of hormone that occurs in fully developed organism

- Occur later in life
- May depend on organism’s prior exposure to organization of hormones
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Wolffian System

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Epididymis, vans deferents, seminal vesicles

  • Testes secrete two types of hormones:
    • Anti-Mullerian Hormone
    • Androgen
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Anti-Mullerian Hormone

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Peptide secreted by fetal testes that inhibits development of
Mullerian system, which would otherwise become female internal sex organs
- Defeminizing Effect

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Defeminizing Effect

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Effect of hormone present early in development that reduces or prevents later development of anatomical or behavioral characteristics typical of females

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Androgen

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Male sex steroid hormone (testosterone and dihydrotestosterone)
- Masculinizing Effect

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Masculinizing Effect

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Effect of hormone present early in development that promotes later development of anatomical/ behavioral characteristics typical of males

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Androgen Insecurity Syndrome

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Condition caused by congenital lack of functioning androgen receptor

- In person with XY sex chromosomes, causes development of female with testes but no internal sex organs
- Androgens don’t have Masculinizing effect
- Anti-Mullerian hormone has defeminizing effect, preventing female internal sex organs from developing
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Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome

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Condition caused by congenital lack of anti-Mullerian hormone or receptors for this hormone

- In male, causes development of both male and female internal sex organs
- Androgens have their masculinity effect, but defeminization does not occur
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Turner Syndrome

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Presence of only one sex chromosome (X chromosome)

- Lacks ovaries but otherwise normal female sex organs and genitalia

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External Genitalia

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Visible sex organs:

- Males: penis and scrotum
- Females: labia, clitoris, and outer part of vagina

In presence of dihydrotestosterone, male external genitalia develops

- Female sex hormones are not required for female genitalia development
- Development of person’s external genitalia is determined by presence/ absence of androgen
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Primary Sex Characteristics

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  • Influences by organizational effects of hormones

- Present at birth; includes gonads, internal sex organs, and external genitalia

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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  • Influenced by activational effects of hormones
  • Develop during puberty
  • Puberty triggers hypothalamus to secrete gonadotropin-releasing hormones
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Gonadotropin- releasing hormones (GnRH)

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Hypothalamic hormone that stimulates anterior pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropic hormone

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Gonadotropic Hormone

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Hormone of anterior pituitary gland that has stimulating effects on cells of gonad

- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Hormone of anterior pituitary gland that causes development of an ovarian follicular and maturation of ovum

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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

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Hormone of anterior pituitary gland that causes ovulation and development of ovarian follicle into corpus luteum

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Secretion of […] is under control of […]

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Secretion of GnRH is under control of kisspeptin

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Kisspeptin

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Peptide produced by neurons in accurate nucleus of hypothalamus under control of leptin receptors
- essential odor initiation of puberty and maintenance of reproductive ability

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Gonads secrete sex hormones

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Estradiol

Estrogen

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Estradiol

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Principle estrogen of many mammals, including humans

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Estrogen

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Class of sex hormones that cause maturation of female genitalia, growth of breast tissue, and development of other physical features characteristics of females

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Menstrual Cycle

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Female reproductive cycle of most primates

- characterized by growth of lining of uterus, ovulation, development of corpus luteum, and menstruation

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Estrous Cycle

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Female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates

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Menstrual cycle begins with secretion of gonadotropins by […], which stimulates growth of […]

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Anterior pituitary, ovarian follicles

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Ovarian follicles

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Cluster of epithelial cells surrounding an oocyte, which develops into ovum

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What happens as follicles mature

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They secrete estradiol, causing lining of uterus to develop

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What happens when estradiol reaches a critical level?

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Causes pituitary gland to release LH, triggering ovulation

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LH surges cause […]

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Ovulation: ovarian follicle ruptures, releasing ovum

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Under continued influenced of LH, ruptured follicles becomes […] which produces […]

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Corpus luteum; estradiol and progesterone

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Corpus luteum

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Cluster of cells that develops from ovarian follicles after ovulation

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Progesterone

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Steroid hormone produced by ovary that maintains endometrial lining of uterus during later part of menstrual cycle and during pregnancy
- Maintains lining of uterus and it inhibits ovaries from producing another follicle

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Refractory Period

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Period of time after particular action (ex. Ejaculation by male) during which that action cannot acute again

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Coolidge Effect

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Restorative effect of introducing new female sex partner to male that had apparently become “exhausted” by sexual activity

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Oxytocin

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Hormone secreted by posterior pituitary gland - Causes contraction of smooth muscle of milk ducts, uterus, and male ejaculatory system
- Produced in males, where it plays no role in lactation

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Estrus

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Period of sexual receptivity in many female mammals (excluding humans)

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Lordosis

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Spinal sexual reflex seen in many 4-legged female mammals

- Arching of back on response to approach of male or to touching flanks, which elevates hindquarters

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[…] increases just before receptivity occurs and […] begins secreting large quantities of […] —> […]

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Estradiol increases just before receptivity occurs and corpus luteum begins secreting large quantities of progesterone —> results in sexual receptivity

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Sequence of estradiol followed by progesterone has 3 effects on female rats

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  • Receptivity
  • Proceptivity
  • Attractiveness
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Receptivity

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Female’s ability and willingness to copulate by displaying lordosis when male attempts to mount her

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Proceptivity

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Female’s interest in copulation, as shown by seeking out male and engaging behaviors that tend to increase his sexual interest

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Attractiveness

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Physiological and behavioral changes in female that affect physiological and behavioral changes in female that affect male

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Behavioral Defeminization

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Organizational effect of androgens that prevents animals from displaying female sexual behavior in adulthood

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Behavioral Masculinization

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Organizational effects of androgens that enables animals to engage in make sexual behavior in adulthood

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Activational Effects of Sex Hormones in Women

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  • Ovarian hormones influence women’s sexual interest, behavior, and physiology
    • Sexual interest can also be stimulated by androgens (from ovaries and adrenal glands)
  • Women were more likely to initiate sexual activity and more likely to engage in sexual fantasies just before and during surge in LH that stimulates ovulation
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Activational Effects of Sex Hormones in Men

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  • Testosterone has activational effect on sexual behavior of men
    • Sperm production and sexual interest ceases without testosterone
  • Testosterone is also affected by sexual activity or by thinking about it
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Pheromone

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Chemical released by one animal that affect behavior or physiology of another animal

- Detected by VMO
    - Can influence menstrual cycles. mood, and changes in attractiveness rating and brain activity
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Vomeronasal Organ

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Sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chems, especially when liquid is actively sniffed; mediates effects of pheromones
- Contains over 200 GPCR molecules

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Accessory Olfactory Bulb

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Neural structure located in main olfactory bulb that receives info from VNO

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Lee-Boot Effect

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The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together

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Whitten Effect

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The synchronization of menstrual or estrous cycles of group of females, which occurs only in presence of pheromone in male’s urine

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Vandenbergh Effect

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Earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males

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Bruce Effect

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Termination of pregnancy caused by odor of pheromone in urine of male other than one that impregnated female

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Male Sexual Behavior

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Erection and ejaculation are controlled by neurons in spinal cord

   - spinal ejaculation generator
   - brain mechanisms have both excitatory and inhibitory control

*review circuit

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Stimulating the […] elicits copulatory behavior; destroys it abolishes behavior

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Stimulating the medial preoptic area (MPA) elicits copulatory behavior; destroys it abolishes behavior

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Medial preoptic area (MPA)

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An area of cell bodies just rostral to hypothalamus

- plays essential role in male sexual behavior
- mating increased release of Glu in MPA
- Infusion of Glu into MPA increased frequency of ejaculation
- Destruction of MPA abolishes male sexual behavior
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Sexual Dimorphic Nucleus

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Nucleus in preoptic area that is much larger in males than in females

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Most important connections between MPA and motor neurons of spinal cord are accomplished through […] of midbrain and […] of medulla

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Periaqueductal gray (PAG)
Nucleus paragigantocellularis (nPGi)
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Periaqueductal gray (PAG)

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Region of midbrain that surrounds cerebral aqueduct

- plays on essential role in various species-typical behaviors
- including female sexual behavior
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Nucleus paragigantocellularis (nPGi)

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Nucleus of medulla that receives input from MPA (which suppresses activity) and contains neurons whose axons from synapses with motor neurons in spinal cord that participate in sexual reflexes in males

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Female Sexual Behavior Mechanism

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*draw out

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Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH)

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Large nucleus of hypothalamus located near walls of 3rd ventricle
- plays essential role in female sexual behavior

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Lordosis neural pathway

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VMH—> PAG —> nPGi —> motor neurons in ventral horn of lumbar region of spinal cor

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Orgasm in women

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Activation in junction between midbrain and diencephalon, lateral putamen, and cerebelllum

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[…] and […] peptides facilitate pair bonding

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  • Male voles: vasopressin plays major role
  • Female voles: oxytocin plays major role
  • Both are important in human pair bonding
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Mating induced production of […] protein in […]

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Mating induced production of Fos protein in ventral forebrain

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Male pair bonding

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  • Monogamous voles have higher level of V1a vasopressin receptors
  • Blocking V1a receptors diminishes pair bonding
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Female pair bonding

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  • Mating stimulates release of oxytocin
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Human pair bonding

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  • Increase in oxytocin after intercourse

- Feelings of calmness and well-being

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Gay/ Lesbian

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Having emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to members of one’s own sex

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Bisexual

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Having emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to both men and women

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Heterosexual

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Having emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to members of other sex

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Roles of Activational and Organizational Effects of Hormones in Sexual Orientation

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  • Sexual orientation is not strongly related to variation in sex hormone levels in most adults (activational effects)
  • Stronger evidence for organizational effects of hormones in sexual orientation
  • 5A-reductase deficiency syndrome —> plays role in gender identity and sexual orientation
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

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Condition characterized by hypersecretion of androgens by adrenal cortex

- females, causes masculinization of external genitalia
- girls with CAH are born with enlarged clitoris and partially fused labia
    - females have higher rate of gay/lesbian orientation
  • Nonclassical CAH- typical female genitalia at birth and do not show signs of increased androgen levels until late childhood or adolescence
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Brain sexual dimorphism

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Differences in corpus callosum, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, PFC, and throughout several neuroendocrine systems

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Brains of gay and heterosexual men and women show differences in dimorphism structures

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  • Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
  • Sexually dimorphic nucleus of hypothalamus
  • Anterior commissure
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Neurons in […] send axons to […], which is related to gender identity

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Neurons in urnicate nucleus send axons to BNST, which is related to gender identity

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Nest-building behavior is facilitated by […]

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Nest-building behavior is facilitated by progesterone

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Parturition

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Act of giving birth

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[…] facilitate maternal behavior

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Progesterone, estradiol, and prolactin

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Prolactin

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Hormone of anterior pituitary gland, necessary for production of milk
- also facilitates maternal behavior

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[…] also facilitates onset of maternal behavior

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Oxytocin

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Male Sexual Behavior: Serotonin connections

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men who take SSRIs have no trouble attaining an erection but have difficulty achieving an ejaculation

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[…] plays a role in maternal behavior

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medial preoptic area

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Sexual dimorphism of the […] is less pronounced in voles of monogamous species

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Sexual dimorphism of the MPA is less pronounced in voles of monogamous species

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