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Exam 4 Flashcards

1
Q

______________ refers to the masculinity

A

Gender

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2
Q

_____________ is a person’s biological classification as male or female

A

Sex

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3
Q

the first American to have sexual

reassignment surgery.

A

Christine Jorgensen

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4
Q

How many sex linked chromosomes do people have?

A

2

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5
Q

Females have 2 __________ chromosomes.

A

X

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6
Q

What chromosomes do men have?

A

one X and Y chromosome

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7
Q

After ____________ conception, the male and female

developing children are indistinguishable

A

12 weeks

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8
Q

the production of androgens in males leads to development of male _________.

A

genitalia

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9
Q

absence of ____________ leads to the development of female genitalia.

A

androgens

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10
Q

Sometimes a man will be born with an XXY configuration is ____________ syndrome.

A

Klinefelter

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11
Q

tall stature, lack of facial hair, breast development, osteoporosis, female pubic hair pattern, testicular atrophy, slightly feminized physique, and mildly impaired IQ are symptoms of what syndrome?

A

Klinefelter

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12
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This is a single X chromosome configuration. Either the other X is absent or damaged

A

Turner syndrome

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13
Q

short stature, hearing problems, extra folds of skin at neck, minimal breast development, heart abnormalities, kidney malformations, underdeveloped ovaries, no menstruation, puffy hands, and puffy feet are symptoms of __________?

A

Turner syndrome

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14
Q

___________ is when male fetuses are not sensitive to androgens and so their genitalia do not become masculinized.

A

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

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15
Q

__________ is when males and females do not know what they are at birth so their family has to raise them as either male or female.

A

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

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16
Q

_________ penis was accidentally removed during circumcision.

A

David Reimer

17
Q

______________ is when a person feels that their gender is different from their sex.

A

transgender

18
Q

______________ is when transgendered people who desire to change their sex to match their gender.

A

transexual

19
Q

_____________ refers to the gender a person is primarily attracted to

A

Sexual orientation

20
Q

________________ surgery performed to change an individual from one sex to another.

A

sex reassignment

21
Q

______________ means that the assumption

is that everyone is heterosexual and that they should be heterosexual

A

heterocentric

22
Q

_____________ took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City when gay patrons fought back against abusive police

A

Stonewall riot

23
Q

_______________ marks the first organized attempt to stop discrimination against gay people

A

Stonewall inn

24
Q

___________ is a sexual orientation in itself.

A

bisexuality

25
Q

These are myths of ___________
Most gays and lesbians are unable to form close, enduring romantic relationships
and prefer to be promiscuous.
• Gay and lesbian relationships are more likely than heterosexual relationships to be
unhappy and dysfunctional.
• In same-sex relationships, one partner chooses or is assigned the role of
“husband” and the other takes on the role of “wife.”
• Most gay and lesbian couples are isolated from society and do not have
meaningful social support networks.

A

gay and lesbian relationship

26
Q

______________ HIV first affected the gay community in this country.

A

GRID

27
Q

laws against certain sexual behaviors including oral sex and anal sex.

A

sodomy laws

28
Q

__________ is when women took DES so their babies would be born bisexual or homosexual.

A

influence of hormones on sexual orientation

29
Q

_____________ are groups that have been identified specifically as having protection from discrimination.

A

protected classes

30
Q

___________ is when a gay couple was having anal and oral sex and got caught by a neighbor and complained it was domestic disturbance.

A

Lawrence v. Texas

31
Q

refers to someone who for whom gender/sex does not factor into sexual
attraction.

A

pansexual

32
Q

_____________ created the first stage model of sexual development. It is largely discredited.

A

Frued

33
Q

Childhood ____________ and masturbation are usually normal and decrease with age through childhood.

A

sex play

34
Q

At age _________ sexual responding begins.

A

12

35
Q

____________ is a hormone that that causes the testicles to release testosterone and the ovaries to release estrogen

A

Gonadotropin

36
Q

____________ has not been found to increase sexual behavior and has been found to reduce STIs and teen pregnancies.

A

Comprehensive education

37
Q

___________ does not seem to have an impact of teen sexual behaviors

A

abstinence education

38
Q

Male and female ____________ in college are very similar.

A

Sexual behaviors

39
Q

___________ is when women experience more difficulty lubricating and the vagina becomes less elastic and thinner.

A

menopause

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