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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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1
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Durable exclusive relationship between male and female

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Pair bond

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A female receptive posture in quadruceps where the hind quarters are raised and the tail is moved to one side

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lordosis

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3
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A temporary change in behavior due to hormone injection

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activational effect

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Hypothalamus area involved in eating and sexual behavior

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Ventral medial hypothalamus

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region of the brainstem reticular formation implicated in sleep and modulation of spinal reflexes

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Paragigantocellular nucleus

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A portion of the amygdala that receives olfactory and pheromonal information

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medial amygdala

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Terminating pregnancy and absorbing the fetus in the presence of a new male

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The bruce effect

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Offspring that are born underdeveloped state and depend on their parents for care

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Altricial offspring

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Refferring to animals that are born in a relatively developed state and are able to survive with little maternal care

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Precocial

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10
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Two females are surgically joined, sharing blood and hormones

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Parabiotic operation

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Hormones involved in pregnancy or post pregnancy behaviors

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prolactins, estrogen, progesterone

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12
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Area that regulates maternal behavior

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Antroventral pariventricular nucleus

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Process by which the initial decision for a fetus to become male or female is made

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Sexual determination

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Undifferentiated gonads of the vertebrate fetus that will eventually become testes or ovaries

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indifferent gonads

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Gene on the y chromosome that directs the gonads to become testes

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SRY gene

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Ducts that will develop into male sexual structures: epididymis, vans deferens, and seminal vesicles

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Wolffian ducts

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Embryonic ducts that will become female reproductive structures: oviduct, uterus and inner vagina

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Mullerian ducts

18
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Androgen that is principally responsible for the masculinization of external genitalia in mammals

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Dihydrotestoterone

19
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One x chromosome condition, underdeveloped but recognizable ovaries

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Turner’s syndrome

20
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Any of several genetic mutations that result in female embryo being exposed to adrenal adrogens, which result in a clitoris that is larger than normal

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Congential andrenal hyperplasia

21
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A syndrome caused by mutations to the androgen receptor gene that renders tissue insensitive to androgenic hormone like testosterone, phenotypic females with internal testes and regressed internal genital structures

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome

22
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Nicknames for individuals who are raised as girls until they become boys at age 12 (no DHT)

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guevedoces

23
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Permanent changes on the brain and thus behavior from sexual sterois in utero

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Organizational effects

24
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Chemical process that converts testosterone to estradiol and other androgens to estrogens

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aromatization

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Enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen

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aromatase

26
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Blood protein that binds to estrogen and prevents it from entering the brain

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a-fetoprotein

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Phenomenon of males and females showing pronounced differences in appearance

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sexual dimorphism

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A group of motor neurons of the spinal nucleus of the the bulbocavernous that innervate striated muscles controlling the penis

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Spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus

29
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BC motor neurons in male mammals

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Onuf’s nucleus

30
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Rare medical condition in which XY individuals don’t develop a penis

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cloacal exstrophy

31
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virgin birth

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parthenogenesis

32
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fertilized egg

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zygote

33
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period where females are sexually receptive

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estrus

34
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thrust of penis into vagina

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intromission

35
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species specific behavior that establish maintain or promote sexual interaction

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appetitive behavior

36
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Referring to a state in which an animal advertises its readiness to mate through species typical behavior

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proceptive

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