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Chapter 11 Reproductive Behaviours Flashcards

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Activating effect

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

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH

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chemical released from the anterior pituitary gland, which enhances metabolic activity and elevates blood levels of sugar

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Alpha-fetoprotein

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protein that binds with estradiol in the bloodstream of immature mammals

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Androgen insensitivity

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

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Androgens

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

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

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The overdevelopment of the adrenal glands from birth

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Estradiol

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A hormone from the estrogen family

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Estrogens

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A family of hormones that are more abundant in females

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Follicle stimulating hormone FSH

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

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Gender identity

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Sex bu which a person identifies

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Hermaphrodite

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individual who appears to be a mixture of male and female anatomies

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Impotence

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The inability to have an erection

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Intersexes

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people whose sexual development is intermediate or ambiguous

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Leptin

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peptide produced by the body’s fat cells

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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

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Menstrual cycle

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

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Organizing effects

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long-lasting effects of a hormone that are present during a sensitive period early in development

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Periovulatory period

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

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Progesterone

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

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Organizing effects

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long-lasting effects of a hormone that are present during a sensitive period early in development

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Sexual selection

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tendency for a gene to spread in the population if it makes individuals more appealing to the opposite sex

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Sexually dimorphic nucleus

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area in the anterior hypothalamus that is larger in males than in females and contributes to control of male sexual behavior

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SRY gene

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(sex-determining region on the Y chromosome) gene that causes the primitive gonads to develop into testes

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Steeiod hormones

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hormones that contain four carbon rings

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Testes testis

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Sperm producing organ

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Testicular feminization

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

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Wolffian ducts

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precursors to male internal structures

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Testosterone

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An androgen chemical

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Distiguish between organizing effects and activating effects of of hormones?

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organizing effects=produce long lasting structural effect
most prominent organizing effects occurs during a sensitive stage of early development-well before both and just after birth in humans=determines whether the body develops into male for female and surge of hormones at puberty produces long lasting effects

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What is the SRY gene? Describe the chain of events that result from its presence during development

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-set determining region on the Y chromosome
-caused primitive gonads to develop into testes
-developing testes produces androgens that increase the growth of the testes=> more androgens
wolffian ducts =>develop into seminal vesicles and the vas deferens
Testes also produces MIH causing mullerian ducts to degerate

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What are Mullerian ducts? What are Wolffian ducts?

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Mullerian Ducts-precursor to female internal structures

Wolffian Ducts: precursor to male internal structures

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What are two sex differences in the structure or function of the hypothalamus?

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one area in the anterior hypothalamus know as the sexually dimorphic nucleus-is larger in males than females and contributes to control of male sexual behaviour.
Partf of female hypothalamus generates cyclic pattern of hormone release as in menstrual cycle

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Describe the effects of testosterone injections of female rats during the last few days before birth and the first few days after birth.

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pivots around the trunk rather than hips like other females

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Whaen is the crib cal period for testosterones effects on rats? On humans?

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Critical period right before birth (last few days of pregnancy) and first few days after birth for rats
Humans-3rd /4th months of pregnancy

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By what mechanisms does testosterone exert its effects on the hypothalamus in rodents?

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after it enter the neuron in early development testosterone is converted to estradiol

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Describe the effects of injections of large amounts of estradiol on female rats during critical period.

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Masculinizes a female rate because of how testosterone is converted to estradiol, because amount injected exceeds amount of alpha fetoprotein avail to bind it.

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What is the role of alpha-fetoprotein?

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alpha fetoprotein in rodents binds with estradiol to prevent it from entering cells where it could produce masculinzing effects

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What are some non reproductive characteristics that my be influenced by prenatal hormones?

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preference to play with certain toys

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what is the pudenal nerve?

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Estrogents increase the sensitive of the pudential nerve which transmits tactile stimulation from the vagina and cervix to the brain

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What neurotransmitter in the MPOA stimulates male sexual activity? How does castration affect the release of that neurotransmitter in the MPOA?

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MPOA-medial preoptic area
testosterone and estradiol primes the MPOA and several other areas to release dopamine
Castration: males produce dopamin in the MPOA but do not release it in the presence of a female

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What may be its role in the progression from the early stages of copulation which require erection in males and the receptive posture in females, to the stage of orgasm

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dopamine stimulates mostly typ d and d5 receptors which facilitates erection of the penis and receptive postures in females
in higher [ ]s dopamine stimulates D2 receptors => orgasm

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List the chain of hormonal prcelsses in the menstrual cycle

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end of mentrual period anterior pituitary releases FSH=> promotes growth of a follicle in the ovary
-follicle nurtures the ovum and produces several type of estrogen including estradiol
-toward middle of cycle follicle buds up more receptors to FSH=> increasing amounts of estradiol=> increase in FSH and surges of LH from Anterior pituitary
-FSH and LH combined=>release of an ovum remnants of follicle=> called corpus leuteum=>progesterone release=>decreased LH, FSH, estradiol => menstruation
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What is the corpus luteum and what hormone does it release?

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remnants of the follicle after it releases and ovum releases the hormone progesterone to prepares the uterus for implantation of the fertilized ovum

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What are the effects of progesterone? Describe the levels of the major hormones shortly before menstruation?

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prepares uterus for implantation
also inhibits further release of LH
shortly before menstruation–LH, FSH, estradiol and progesterone all decline

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How do combination birth-control pills work?

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prevent pregnancy by interfering with the usual feedback cycle between the ovaries and the pituitary
combo pills contain estrogen and progesterone prevent the surge of FSH and LH that would cause an ovum to be released. Also thickens the mucus to make it harder for the sperm to reach the egg.

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Describe the effects of women’s mentrual cycle on their preference for masculinized vs feminized faces

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during the time of ovulation women choose men who were more masculine

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What cognitive evicts have been demonstrated for estrogen and testosterone?

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decrease in testosterone => impairment of memory

decrease in estrogen => decrease in working memory

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Describe the roles of hormones an experience in parental behaviour of rodents

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after both of babies moms estradiol and prolactin increase and progesterone decrease
prolactin => milk production and maternal behaviour sic as retrieving young when they wander
also inhibits leptin=>can eat more

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what 2 hormones have been shown to promote behaviour in rats?

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estradiol and prolactin

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What brain area is important for these hormonal effects?

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medial preoptic area and anterior hypothalamus

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What is intersex? What is the difference between a true hermaphrodite and an intersex or pseudohermaphrodite?

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anatomies intermediate between male and female
hermaphrodites-individuals who appear to be a mixture of male and female
people whose sexual development is intermediate are called intersexes

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What are some developmental influences that may produce an interest individual?

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eg person born XX but SRY gene translocated from fathers Y chromosome onto another chromosome
They have either an ovary and a testes or two testes or a mix of testes and ovary tissue on each side

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How successful is the surgical treatment of intersexes

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easier to do surgeries to become female than male

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Describe the chromosomal pattern and the genital appearances of individuals with androgen insensitivity or testicular feminization. What causes the unresponsiveness to androgen insensitivity or testicular feminization. What causes the unresponsiveness to androgens? what two abnormalities appear at puberty?

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XY chromosomes pattern have the general appearance of a female
these individuals lack the receptors that enables androgens to activate genes in a cells nucleus
cells are insensitive to testosterone

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Descrbe the evidence for a genetic predisposition towards homosexuality.

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monozygote twins-if one twin is homosexual then the other has more predisposition to homosexuality
more so than dizygote twins

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What was the likely explanation for the increased incidence of homosexuality among maternal relatives of homosexual meant? Has the early finding been replicated?

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results suggest that the gene resided on the “x” chromosome

BUT results have not been replicated

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Discuss the problems concerning evolutionary selection of any genes predisposing towards homosexuality

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even though homosexuals don’t have children themselves they help rear the offspring of their sister or brothers.

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What are the possible explanations for the continued existence e of this genes?

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genres that produce homosexuality in males produce an advantageous effects in their sisters and other female relatives increasing probability of spreading their genes

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Describe the experiments on the effects of stress on sex differentiation of rats. What were their results

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male rats anatomy was make however showed signs of female sexual behaviour

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How may endorphins be implicated in the effects of stress? What other factors mauy influence the effects of prenatal stress?

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stress releases endorphins which can be antagonistic to testosterone
stress elevated levels of the adrenal hormone corticosterone which decreases testosterone relese

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