Sex Differentitation

Question 0

Males/ females are generally (9 each)

Answer 0

Female: recall after reading, precision motor tasks, mathematical calculation, college/ grades, indirect aggression, intense anger, suicidal, spelling, smiling.

Male: spatial (3D tasks), target skills, math reasoning, imprisonment, violence, throwing things, successful suicides, drug addiction, lending disabled,

Question 1

Neurological disorders linked with female/ male (10 total)

Answer 1

Female: anorexia, depression, Alzheimer’s multiple sclerosis.

Male: schizophrenia, mental retardation, autism, stuttering, dyslexia, sleep apnea

Question 2

Differences are ____1___, but can depend on ____2____.

Answer 2

1. Relative, 2. context

Question 3

Difference in men/ women math scores is reduced when ___3 things___

Answer 3

Females are told they do as well or better,
Females regarded as equal to males (Sweden and Norway)
Allowed to take test with made up name.

Question 4

Sry gene (is on the ____, produces ____ protein)

Answer 4

On the Y chromosome, produces testis determinations factor (TDF) protein.

Question 5

The testis determining factor….

Answer 5

Converts intermediate gonad into testis.

Question 6

Testis produces…

Answer 6

Produces androgens and testosterone, mullerian inhibiting factor.

Question 7

Mullerian inhibiting factor …

Answer 7

Causes internal female duct system to regress.

Question 8

The default system is_____

Answer 8

Female. Will develop in absence of testosterone.

Question 9

Genetic males or females IN PRESENCE of testosterone in conception or early life will…

Answer 9

Look and act like males.

Question 10

Males have early spike in…females have early spike in…

Answer 10

Males: testosterone ; females: nothing,

Question 11

Testosterone –?–> dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

Answer 11

5-alpha-reductase

Question 12

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

Answer 12

Metabolite that masculinizes secondary sex characteristics

Question 13

Guevedoces

Answer 13

Genetic male with 5-alpha-reductase insufficiency (thus low DHT levels until puberty. Testosterone spike in puberty makes them go from looking like as girl to a man.

Question 14

Testosterone–?–> estrogen

Answer 14

Aromatase

Question 15

Estrogen in the brain…

Answer 15

Masculinizes the neurons

Question 16

Alpha-fetoprotein

Answer 16

Binds estrogen in the bloodstream.ignores testosterone.

Question 17

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Answer 17

Enormous secretion of testosterone in XX females

Question 18

Androgens insensititivity syndrome

Answer 18

XY fetus has testosterone but no receptors; look and act like girls

Question 19

Superchiasmaic nucleus is ____ in homosexual men

Answer 19

Larger in homosexual men

Question 20

Higher early levels of testosterone can be seen in adults as

Answer 20

Longer ring vs pointer finger in adults.

Question 21

Transgender explanation

Answer 21

Hormones affect brain and generalization at different times during development and through different mechanisms. Can be normal in one pathway and abnormal in another.

Question 22

Effect of temperature in sex determination.

Answer 22

Once threshold temperature is reached, the entire clutch turns male or female, depending on species. Occurs in some reptiles, fish.

Question 23

Sequential hermaphrodites

Answer 23

Coral reef fish start as once gender but can swap when dominant male or female in hierarchy is removed.