Exam 3: Sex Differences in Behavior: Sex Determination and Differentiation

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Among mammals, females are considered the neutral sex with respect to sexual differentiation of the reproductive system. (a) Why is this? (b) Review the role of hormones in the differentiation of the internal sexual accessory structures (Müllerian and Wolffian ducts) and of the external genitalia. (c) Reproductive behavior undergoes sexual differentiation. Is the process of sex behavioral differentiation analogous to the sexual differentiation of the accessory organs or the external genitalia? Explain your answer.

A genetic male rat that is castrated on day 3 of life will show which behavior in adulthood?

Explain some of the differences appearing in adulthood between female rodents gestated in the 2-M versus 0-M intrauterine position.

The process of becoming male or female is called sexual

SDN-POA (sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area) is bigger in male rats than in females. This difference means that

What effect can intrauterine environment have on sexual differentiation of brain and the subsequent expression of sexually dimorphic behaviors (mammals)?

_______ prevent(s) the masculinization of the female brain by sequestering and degrading _______.