exam 4: reproduction

Question 1

how do women react to stress?

Answer 1

want to communicate (can’t run), estrogen plays a role in this

Question 2

how do men react to stress?

Answer 2

fight or flight, less willing to talk things through

Question 3

how do the luteinizing hormones affect men?

Answer 3

stimulates production of testosterone

Question 4

how does estrogen affect women?

Answer 4

tends to bring about communication and cooperation

Question 5

glands that release hormones into the bloodstream which carries them around

Answer 5

endocrine glands

Question 6

what happens if the ventromedial hypothalamus area of the hypothalamus in female animals is lesioned?

Answer 6

the the female will not have sex again, capable but won’t do it

Question 7

which chromosome set determines gender?

Answer 7

the 23rd set, XX is female, XY is male

Question 8

how do the follicle stimulating hormones affect women?

Answer 8

stimulates growth of ovarian follicles which releases egg

Question 9

how do the follicle stimulating hormones affect men?

Answer 9

stimulates sperm production

Question 10

what is the system that develops the male

Answer 10

wolffian system

Question 11

what are neurohormones?

Answer 11

hormones that can also act as a neurotransmitter

Question 12

what is the anti-Mullerian hormone?

Answer 12

not female, release androgens

Question 13

what is the bipotential system?

Answer 13

at a certain point in the development of the fetus, the fetus will become a male or female

Question 14

what is dosage compensation in genetics?

Answer 14

female can choose which chromosome to activate

Question 15

what do progestins do to men?

Answer 15

they are building blocks for testosterone and influence sperm production

Question 16

what is turners syndrome?

Answer 16

XO identified as female because they get X from mom but not from dad, not a fully reproductive female and can almost never reproduce

Question 17

where is sperm held?

Answer 17

testes

Question 18

how do androgens affect men?

Answer 18

competitions and sex

Question 19

how does adrenogenital syndrome affect XY?

Answer 19

usually not a problem

Question 20

where are ova (eggs) held?

Answer 20

ovaries

Question 21

what are the three major types of hormones?

Answer 21

androgens (testosterone), estrogens (estradiol), progestins (progesterone)

Question 22

what are the two gonadotropic hormones?

Answer 22

follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

Question 23

what happens if the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus in male animals is lesioned?

Answer 23

the male will not have sex, capable but won’t do it

Question 24

adrenogenital syndrome or congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Answer 24

adrenal gland doesn’t produce normal levels of hormones, produces too many androgens

can negatively impact hearth and gastrointestinal health, also people are shorter in adulthood

Question 25

what do progestins do to women?

Answer 25

prepare and allow for gestation

Question 26

how does adrenogenital syndrome affect XX?

Answer 26

can have ambiguous genitalia at birth and have difficulty with menstrual cycle, many will grow up and say they don’t feel female

Question 27

what is androgen insensitivity syndrome?

Answer 27

XY identified as female, genetically male but looks female except has no ovaries, cannot reproduce

Question 28

t or f: female estro cycle is hidden (no pheromones)

Answer 28

true

Question 29

the _______ ______ _______ is much larger in males than females and much larger in straight males than gay males

Answer 29

sexually dimorphic nucleus

Question 30

how do the luteinizing hormones affect women?

Answer 30

first two weeks of cycle stimulates production of estradiol; second two weeks causes release of egg

Question 31

system that applies to female

Answer 31

muellarian system

Question 32

glands that secrete their chemicals to the outside of the body

Answer 32

exocrine glands

i.e. sweat glands