Question 1

Which of the following are likely to develop female internal reproductive ducts?

Accepted Answer

A)  gonadectomized female fetuses 
B)  gonadectomized male fetuses 
C)  male fetuses injected with estrogen 
D)  both A and B 
E)  none of the above 
A)  gonadectomized female fetuses 
B)  gonadectomized male fetuses 
C)  male fetuses injected with estrogen 
D)  both A and B 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

__________ 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 3

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 4

A century and a half ago, puberty usually began at about __________ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  15 or 16 
B)  9 or 10 
C)  11 or 12 
D)  7 or 8 
E)  18 or 19 
A)  15 or 16 
B)  9 or 10 
C)  11 or 12 
D)  7 or 8 
E)  18 or 19

Question 5

The __________ are found in the preoptic area, and they are larger in male rats than in female rats.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral geniculate nuclei 
B)  testes 
C)  sexually dimorphic nuclei 
D)  scrota 
E)  suprachiasmatic nuclei 
A)  lateral geniculate nuclei 
B)  testes 
C)  sexually dimorphic nuclei 
D)  scrota 
E)  suprachiasmatic nuclei

Question 6

Transsexualism is a condition of sexual

Accepted Answer

A)  identity. 
B)  attraction. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  maturation. 
E)  experience. 
A)  identity. 
B)  attraction. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  maturation. 
E)  experience.

Question 7

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 8

Selectively cutting the veins of the pituitary stalk temporarily disrupts the release of

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamic hormones. 
B)  posterior pituitary hormones. 
C)  anterior pituitary hormones. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  hypothalamic hormones. 
B)  posterior pituitary hormones. 
C)  anterior pituitary hormones. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 9

Describe the symptoms and mechanism of the androgenic insensitivity syndrome. Explain the hormonal mechanism underlying the development of these symptoms.

Accepted Answer

40% for describing the syndrom

Question 10

During the third month of male fetal development, the testes secrete substantial amounts of testosterone and

Accepted Answer

A)  estradiol. 
B)  Müllerian-inhibiting substance. 
C)  releasing factors. 
D)  tropic hormones. 
E)  Wolffian-inhibiting substance. 
A)  estradiol. 
B)  Müllerian-inhibiting substance. 
C)  releasing factors. 
D)  tropic hormones. 
E)  Wolffian-inhibiting substance.

Question 11

A portal vein is any vein

Accepted Answer

A)  in the pituitary stalk or "porta." 
B)  that carries blood toward the pituitary. 
C)  that connects one capillary network with another. 
D)  that carries blood away from the hypothalamus. 
E)  that leads to a large chamber. 
A)  in the pituitary stalk or "porta." 
B)  that carries blood toward the pituitary. 
C)  that connects one capillary network with another. 
D)  that carries blood away from the hypothalamus. 
E)  that leads to a large chamber.

Question 12

The three main classes of gonadal steroid hormones are

Accepted Answer

A)  testosterones, estrogens, and progestins. 
B)  progesterones, androgens, and estradiols. 
C)  estradiols, estrogens, and androgens. 
D)  progestins, estrogens, and androgens. 
E)  testosterones, estrogens, and minestrones. 
A)  testosterones, estrogens, and progestins. 
B)  progesterones, androgens, and estradiols. 
C)  estradiols, estrogens, and androgens. 
D)  progestins, estrogens, and androgens. 
E)  testosterones, estrogens, and minestrones.

Question 13

Sweat glands are __________ glands.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sweat glands are __________ glands....

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

Brains of men and women exhibit the following general difference: Men's brains tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  15% smaller. 
B)  15% larger. 
C)  much more myelinated. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  15% smaller. 
B)  15% larger. 
C)  much more myelinated. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 16

In some species, testosterone is thought to be converted to estradiol, which then masculinizes the brain. This is called the __________ hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In some species, testosterone is thought to...

Question 17

John Money's famous case study of ablatio penis was initially used to argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning dominates hormones when it comes to gender identity. 
B)  social learning dominates genes when it comes to gender identity. 
C)  genes dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity. 
D)  hormones dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity. 
E)  sexual development is genetic and hormonal. 
A)  social learning dominates hormones when it comes to gender identity. 
B)  social learning dominates genes when it comes to gender identity. 
C)  genes dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity. 
D)  hormones dominate social learning when it comes to gender identity. 
E)  sexual development is genetic and hormonal.

Question 18

In males, one sex chromosome is an X chromosome and the other is

Accepted Answer

A)  an XX chromosome. 
B)  a Y chromosome. 
C)  a large X chromosome. 
D)  an H-Y chromosome. 
E)  a small X chromosome. 
A)  an XX chromosome. 
B)  a Y chromosome. 
C)  a large X chromosome. 
D)  an H-Y chromosome. 
E)  a small X chromosome.

Question 19

In the mathematics of copulation,

Accepted Answer

A)  ovaries + testes = zygote 
B)  Y + Y = zygote 
C)  ovum + sperm = zygote 
D)  gonads + testes = scrotum 
E)  X Y = infertility 
A)  ovaries + testes = zygote 
B)  Y + Y = zygote 
C)  ovum + sperm = zygote 
D)  gonads + testes = scrotum 
E)  X Y = infertility

Question 20

Gonadotropin releasing hormone stimulates the release of __________ from the anterior pituitary.

Accepted Answer

A)  follicle stimulating hormone 
B)  luteinizing hormone 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  testosterone 
E)  both A and B 
A)  follicle stimulating hormone 
B)  luteinizing hormone 
C)  thyrotropin 
D)  testosterone 
E)  both A and B

Which of the following are likely to develop female internal reproductive ducts?

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

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

A century and a half ago, puberty usually began at about __________ years of age.

The __________ are found in the preoptic area, and they are larger in male rats than in female rats.

Transsexualism is a condition of sexual

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

Selectively cutting the veins of the pituitary stalk temporarily disrupts the release of

Describe the symptoms and mechanism of the androgenic insensitivity syndrome. Explain the hormonal mechanism underlying the development of these symptoms.

During the third month of male fetal development, the testes secrete substantial amounts of testosterone and

A portal vein is any vein

The three main classes of gonadal steroid hormones are

Sweat glands are __________ glands.

The male and female external reproductive organs develop from the

Brains of men and women exhibit the following general difference: Men's brains tend to be

In some species, testosterone is thought to be converted to estradiol, which then masculinizes the brain. This is called the __________ hypothesis.

John Money's famous case study of ablatio penis was initially used to argue that

In males, one sex chromosome is an X chromosome and the other is

In the mathematics of copulation,

Gonadotropin releasing hormone stimulates the release of __________ from the anterior pituitary.

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Exam 13: Hormones and Sex

Which of the following are likely to develop female internal reproductive ducts?

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

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

A century and a half ago, puberty usually began at about __________ years of age.

The __________ are found in the preoptic area, and they are larger in male rats than in female rats.

Transsexualism is a condition of sexual

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

Selectively cutting the veins of the pituitary stalk temporarily disrupts the release of

Describe the symptoms and mechanism of the androgenic insensitivity syndrome. Explain the hormonal mechanism underlying the development of these symptoms.

During the third month of male fetal development, the testes secrete substantial amounts of testosterone and

A portal vein is any vein

The three main classes of gonadal steroid hormones are

Sweat glands are __________ glands.

The male and female external reproductive organs develop from the

Brains of men and women exhibit the following general difference: Men's brains tend to be

In some species, testosterone is thought to be converted to estradiol, which then masculinizes the brain. This is called the __________ hypothesis.

John Money's famous case study of ablatio penis was initially used to argue that

In males, one sex chromosome is an X chromosome and the other is

In the mathematics of copulation,

Gonadotropin releasing hormone stimulates the release of __________ from the anterior pituitary.

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

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 Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

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