Question 1

Indicated here is the__________,which supplies the posterior pituitary with vasopressin and oxytocin.

Accepted Answer

A)  supraoptic nucleus 
B)  paraventricular nucleus 
C)  anterior pituitary 
D)  adrenal cortex 
E)  adrenal medulla 
A)  supraoptic nucleus 
B)  paraventricular nucleus 
C)  anterior pituitary 
D)  adrenal cortex 
E)  adrenal medulla

Question 2

The first step in male-to-female sexual reassignments is

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric assessment and counseling. 
B)  estrogen treatment. 
C)  orchidectomy. 
D)  mastectomy. 
E)  removing the penis. 
A)  psychiatric assessment and counseling. 
B)  estrogen treatment. 
C)  orchidectomy. 
D)  mastectomy. 
E)  removing the penis.

Question 3

Hormones influence sexual behavior by

Accepted Answer

A)  directing the development from many of the anatomical, physiological, and behavioral characteristics that distinguish one as female or male. 
B)  activating the reproduction-related behavior of sexually mature females and males. 
C)  determining whether the zygote is XX or XY. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  directing the development from many of the anatomical, physiological, and behavioral characteristics that distinguish one as female or male. 
B)  activating the reproduction-related behavior of sexually mature females and males. 
C)  determining whether the zygote is XX or XY. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

One particularly puzzling thing about the effects of orchidectomy in adult males is the

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of sexual potency. 
B)  vastly different rates at which sexual activity declines in different males. 
C)  fact that some males still get married. 
D)  fact that sterility is inevitable. 
E)  fact that sterility is rare. 
A)  loss of sexual potency. 
B)  vastly different rates at which sexual activity declines in different males. 
C)  fact that some males still get married. 
D)  fact that sterility is inevitable. 
E)  fact that sterility is rare.

Question 5

Releasing hormones control the release of

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogens. 
B)  androgens. 
C)  progestins. 
D)  tropic hormones. 
E)  releasing factors. 
A)  estrogens. 
B)  androgens. 
C)  progestins. 
D)  tropic hormones. 
E)  releasing factors.

Question 6

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic that is induced by an androgen other than testosterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  the female pattern of pubic hair growth 
B)  increased muscularity 
C)  chest hair 
D)  the male pattern of pubic hair growth 
E)  breasts 
A)  the female pattern of pubic hair growth 
B)  increased muscularity 
C)  chest hair 
D)  the male pattern of pubic hair growth 
E)  breasts

Question 7

Dihydrotestosterone is a __________ androgen,which means that it cannot be converted to estradiol.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dihydrotestosterone is a __________ androgen,which means that...

Question 8

Ear wiggling

Accepted Answer

A)  is a proceptive behavior in female rats. 
B)  by male rats serves to attract the sexual attention of female rats. 
C)  occurs in male rats only during particularly intense orgasms. 
D)  commonly occurs in female rats only during particularly intense orgasms. 
E)  is a component of lordosis in rats. 
A)  is a proceptive behavior in female rats. 
B)  by male rats serves to attract the sexual attention of female rats. 
C)  occurs in male rats only during particularly intense orgasms. 
D)  commonly occurs in female rats only during particularly intense orgasms. 
E)  is a component of lordosis in rats.

Question 9

Releasing hormones are synthesized in the

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  pituitary. 
E)  gonads. 
A)  amygdala. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  pituitary. 
E)  gonads.

Question 10

Endocrine glands are ductless glands; they release

Accepted Answer

A)  substances to the outside world. 
B)  hormones to the outside world. 
C)  perspiration, among other things. 
D)  hormones into the circulatory system. 
E)  chromosomes into nuclei. 
A)  substances to the outside world. 
B)  hormones to the outside world. 
C)  perspiration, among other things. 
D)  hormones into the circulatory system. 
E)  chromosomes into nuclei.

Question 11

At puberty,the growth of female pubic hair and axillary hair is stimulated by

Accepted Answer

A)  androstenedione. 
B)  testosterone. 
C)  minestrone. 
D)  estradiol. 
E)  growth hormone. 
A)  androstenedione. 
B)  testosterone. 
C)  minestrone. 
D)  estradiol. 
E)  growth hormone.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true? Anabolic steroids

Accepted Answer

A)  are similar to testosterone. 
B)  are often more effective than testosterone in promoting muscle development. 
C)  often increase male sex drive. 
D)  often induce gonadal atrophy. 
E)  increase anger and aggression in some users. 
A)  are similar to testosterone. 
B)  are often more effective than testosterone in promoting muscle development. 
C)  often increase male sex drive. 
D)  often induce gonadal atrophy. 
E)  increase anger and aggression in some users.

Question 13

__________ is the intromission-facilitating arched-back posture of female rodent sexual receptivity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the intromission-facilitating arched-back posture of...

Question 14

The male and female external reproductive organs develop from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Wolffian system. 
B)  Müllerian system. 
C)  Wolffian and Müllerian systems, respectively. 
D)  the same bipotential precursor. 
E)  Müllerian and Wolffian systems, respectively. 
A)  Wolffian system. 
B)  Müllerian system. 
C)  Wolffian and Müllerian systems, respectively. 
D)  the same bipotential precursor. 
E)  Müllerian and Wolffian systems, respectively.

Question 15

Transsexualism is a condition of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity. 
B)  sexual orientation. 
C)  sexual motivation. 
D)  sexual maturation. 
E)  sexual experience. 
A)  gender identity. 
B)  sexual orientation. 
C)  sexual motivation. 
D)  sexual maturation. 
E)  sexual experience.

Question 16

A tropic hormone is any hormone that

Accepted Answer

A)  increases reproductive behavior. 
B)  stimulates or suppresses the release of posterior pituitary hormones. 
C)  is released by the pituitary. 
D)  stimulates or suppresses the release of other hormones. 
E)  influences the ovaries and testes. 
A)  increases reproductive behavior. 
B)  stimulates or suppresses the release of posterior pituitary hormones. 
C)  is released by the pituitary. 
D)  stimulates or suppresses the release of other hormones. 
E)  influences the ovaries and testes.

Question 17

Destruction of the medial preoptic area

Accepted Answer

A)  abolishes male copulatory behavior. 
B)  increases male copulatory behavior. 
C)  abolishes female copulatory behavior. 
D)  increases female copulatory behavior. 
E)  both B and C 
A)  abolishes male copulatory behavior. 
B)  increases male copulatory behavior. 
C)  abolishes female copulatory behavior. 
D)  increases female copulatory behavior. 
E)  both B and C

Question 18

Same-sex sexual preferences have been induced in several species by perinatal

Accepted Answer

A)  castration of males. 
B)  castration of females. 
C)  testosterone injections in males. 
D)  testosterone injections in females. 
E)  both A and D 
A)  castration of males. 
B)  castration of females. 
C)  testosterone injections in males. 
D)  testosterone injections in females. 
E)  both A and D

Question 19

All gonadal sex hormones are

Accepted Answer

A)  steroids. 
B)  peptides. 
C)  derived from cholesterol. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  steroids. 
B)  peptides. 
C)  derived from cholesterol. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 20

Bailey and Pillard studied a group of gay males who had twin brothers.They found that ________________ were gay.

Accepted Answer

A)  52% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 22% of the dizygotic twin brothers 
B)  100% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 0% of the dizygotic twin brothers 
C)  52% of the twin brothers and 22% of the male siblings 
D)  30% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 20% of the half brothers 
E)  92% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 52% of the dizygotic twin brothers 
A)  52% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 22% of the dizygotic twin brothers 
B)  100% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 0% of the dizygotic twin brothers 
C)  52% of the twin brothers and 22% of the male siblings 
D)  30% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 20% of the half brothers 
E)  92% of the monozygotic twin brothers and 52% of the dizygotic twin brothers

Indicated here is the__________,which supplies the posterior pituitary with vasopressin and oxytocin.

The first step in male-to-female sexual reassignments is

Hormones influence sexual behavior by

One particularly puzzling thing about the effects of orchidectomy in adult males is the

Releasing hormones control the release of

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic that is induced by an androgen other than testosterone?

Dihydrotestosterone is a __________ androgen,which means that it cannot be converted to estradiol.

Ear wiggling

Releasing hormones are synthesized in the

Endocrine glands are ductless glands; they release

At puberty,the growth of female pubic hair and axillary hair is stimulated by

Which of the following is NOT true? Anabolic steroids

__________ is the intromission-facilitating arched-back posture of female rodent sexual receptivity.

The male and female external reproductive organs develop from the

Transsexualism is a condition of

A tropic hormone is any hormone that

Destruction of the medial preoptic area

Same-sex sexual preferences have been induced in several species by perinatal

All gonadal sex hormones are

Bailey and Pillard studied a group of gay males who had twin brothers.They found that ________________ were gay.

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Exam 13: Hormones and Sex

Indicated here is the__________,which supplies the posterior pituitary with vasopressin and oxytocin.

The first step in male-to-female sexual reassignments is

Hormones influence sexual behavior by

One particularly puzzling thing about the effects of orchidectomy in adult males is the

Releasing hormones control the release of

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic that is induced by an androgen other than testosterone?

Dihydrotestosterone is a __________ androgen,which means that it cannot be converted to estradiol.

Ear wiggling

Releasing hormones are synthesized in the

Endocrine glands are ductless glands; they release

At puberty,the growth of female pubic hair and axillary hair is stimulated by

Which of the following is NOT true? Anabolic steroids

__________ is the intromission-facilitating arched-back posture of female rodent sexual receptivity.

The male and female external reproductive organs develop from the

Transsexualism is a condition of

A tropic hormone is any hormone that

Destruction of the medial preoptic area

Same-sex sexual preferences have been induced in several species by perinatal

All gonadal sex hormones are

Bailey and Pillard studied a group of gay males who had twin brothers.They found that ________________ were gay.

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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