Exam 4 Flashcards
______________ refers to the masculinity
Gender
_____________ is a person’s biological classification as male or female
Sex
the first American to have sexual
reassignment surgery.
Christine Jorgensen
How many sex linked chromosomes do people have?
2
Females have 2 __________ chromosomes.
X
What chromosomes do men have?
one X and Y chromosome
After ____________ conception, the male and female
developing children are indistinguishable
12 weeks
the production of androgens in males leads to development of male _________.
genitalia
absence of ____________ leads to the development of female genitalia.
androgens
Sometimes a man will be born with an XXY configuration is ____________ syndrome.
Klinefelter
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?
Klinefelter
This is a single X chromosome configuration. Either the other X is absent or damaged
Turner syndrome
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 __________?
Turner syndrome
___________ is when male fetuses are not sensitive to androgens and so their genitalia do not become masculinized.
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
__________ 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.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
_________ penis was accidentally removed during circumcision.
David Reimer
______________ is when a person feels that their gender is different from their sex.
transgender
______________ is when transgendered people who desire to change their sex to match their gender.
transexual
_____________ refers to the gender a person is primarily attracted to
Sexual orientation
________________ surgery performed to change an individual from one sex to another.
sex reassignment
______________ means that the assumption
is that everyone is heterosexual and that they should be heterosexual
heterocentric
_____________ took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City when gay patrons fought back against abusive police
Stonewall riot
_______________ marks the first organized attempt to stop discrimination against gay people
Stonewall inn
___________ is a sexual orientation in itself.
bisexuality