Exam 11: Reproductive Behaviors

On average, the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex are of nearly equal size in ____females, whereas the right hemisphere is a few percent larger in _____ males.

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

What develops from the Wolffian ducts?

Whereas dopamine stimulates sexual activity, the neurotransmitter ___ inhibits it, in part by blocking dopamine release.

The changes in estrogen levels just before menstruation are the cause of PMS.

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

In normal female rats, release of dopamine in the medial preoptic area activity is primed by:

People whose sexual development is intermediate or ambiguous are called:

Women are more likely to initiate sexual activity when:

Which of the following would probably develop as an intersex?

Which of the following is most likely an example of the organizing effects of sex hormones?

Brains of male homosexuals are completely identical to brains of female heterosexuals.

Genetic males with testicular feminization (androgen insensitivity) develop looking and acting female. This condition develops because of a genetic mutation that has which effect?

Which hormone(s) is/are likely to be found more abundantly in females than in males?

Male meadow voles can be genetically altered to remain with a female he mated with by increasing ____ levels.

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

The sensitive period for human genital formation is approximately:

Which of the following would cause a genetic male to develop a mostly feminine anatomy?

A sensitive period is:

In real life situations, men are upset ____ women by emotional infidelity.