Exam 10: Reproductive Behaviors

 According to some research, who is most likely to be homosexual?

 Describe some of the evidence that genetic factors may influence sexual orientation.

 Of the various hypotheses based on hormone levels, which is the most plausible explanation for male homosexuality?

 Estradiol normally found in the bloodstream of a female rat fetus neither masculinizes nor feminizes its development because it is ____.

 In the middle of the menstrual cycle, an increased release of estradiol causes a(n) ____.

 There are regions of the brain that are larger in males than females and vice versa. It is known that these regions ____.

 Hormones are most essential to which aspect of mammalian parental behavior?

 What conclusion can be drawn from the unusual gender identity cases from the Dominican Republic?

 Which of the following is not true of hormones and the hypothalamus?

 An organizing effect differs from an activating effect of a hormone in that an organizing effect ____.

 What measurable differences are apparently related to homosexual versus heterosexual orientation in adult men?

 By blocking dopamine release, some antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin levels also ____.

 Testosterone levels continue to increase throughout a human male's lifetime.

 Sex differences are to ____ as gender differences are to ____.

 There are obvious differences in external anatomy of homosexual humans compared to heterosexual humans.

 A "true hermaphrodite" is someone who ____.

 What hormone is released during orgasm and is apparently responsible for the calmness and lack of anxiety after orgasm?

 If Emelina had high levels of phthalates while pregnant, it would be expected that her son would _____.

 Which characteristic tends to be more important for women than men in choosing a mate?

 Professor Menzel is lecturing about early development in the womb. He tells the class that _____ have Wolffian ducts.