physical and sexual self Flashcards
Gonads
reproductive glands that produce gametes: testes and ovaries
Physical Self
refers to the body, marvelous container, and complex, finely tuned, machine
concrete dimension, directly observed and examined
Sex
whether a person is male or female
whether a person has a penis or vagina
Sexuality
total expressions of who you are as a human being
begins at birth ends at death
The formation of male and female structures depends on the presence of
testosterone
estrogen
hormones that affect menstrual cycle
progesterone
hormones that affect pregnancy
intervention with normal pattern of sex hormone production in embryo results in strange abnormalities
pseudohermaphrodites
hermaphrodites
pseudohermaphrodites
individuals having accessory reproductive structures that do not match their gonads
hermaphrodites
individuals that possess both ovarian and testicular tissues
Puberty
period of life when reproductive organs grow to adult size
testosterone in males, estrogen in females
escherichia oli
bacteria found in environment, food, and intestines of people and animals
erogenous zones
parts of the body that when touched, it increased the sexual arousal
human sexual behavior
as an activity, between two persons or a group
2 types of behavior
solitary behavior
sociosexual behavior