Chapter 13 hormones and sex Flashcards
Hormones influence sexual behavior by
Directing the development of many of the anatomical physiological and behavioral characteristics that distinguish one as a male or female , and activate the reproduction related behavior of sexually mature adults
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Is the men are men and women are women assumptions
Sweat glands
Are exocrine glands
Endocrine glands are ductless glands and they release
Hormones into the circulatory system
In the mathematics of copulation
Ovum + sperm = zygote
Two of the major classes of gonadal steroid hormones are
Androgens and estrogens
The most prevalent estrogen is
Testosterone
The three main classes of gonadal steroid hormones are
Progestins, estrogens, and androgens
Which hormone is released by the testes but not by the ovaries
Testosterone
Which of the following is released by the adrenal cortex
Testosterone
All of the sex steroids that are released by the gonads are also released by the
Adrenal cortex
The anterior pituitary releases
Tropic hormones
Although the pituitary is often referred to as the master gland strictly the master gland is the
Anterior pituitary
The master gland has its own master where is it
Hypothalamus
Vasopressin and oxytocin are synthesized in the
Hypothalamus