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89 Cards in this Set
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gonadal sex determines ____ sex
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phenotypic
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what directs sexual differentiation
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gonads
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_____ sex determines phenotypic sex
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gonadal
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_____ sex determines gonadal sex
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genetic
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genetic sex determines ____ sex
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gonadal
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what hormones do ovaries secrete?
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none
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what do the hormones that the testes secrete do?
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masculinize the body
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stimulate development of testes
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protein released from SRY
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____ makes male fetus more fragile
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testosterone
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____ boys conceived for every ___ girls
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120, 100
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_____ are made in the yolk sac and migrate to the genital ridge
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germ cells/gamete precursors
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germ cells/gamete precursors are made in the yolk sac and migrate to the _____
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genital ridge
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testes secrete
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anti-Mullerian hormone
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_____ masculinizes external genitalia
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androgen
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_____ masculinizes body
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testicular hormones
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_____ causes male phenotype
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Sex-determining region of the Y chromosome
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____ directs differentiation of genital ridges
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SRY gene
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when is SRY gene activated?
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after ridges develop (4 weeks gestation)
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SRY causes
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production of testes
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promotes ovarian development
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DAX-1 on X chromosome
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____ overrides DAX-1 in males
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SRY
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male W/M
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promote W, inhibit M
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female
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promote M, inhibit W
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what causes mullerian to regress
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anti-mullerian hormone
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anti-mullerian hormone secreted by
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testes
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M develops into (3 things)
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oviducts, uterus, and vagina
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W develops into (4 things)
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epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory ducts, and seminal vesicles
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_______ causes male structures to develop, ______ causes female structures to develop
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circulating testosterone, lack of testosterone
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long lasting, usually permanent changes, most occur around birth and at puberty
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organizational effects
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short lasting, effects only occur while hormone is present
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activational
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____ needed to sustain cells in SDN
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testosterone
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SDN larger in ___ than ____
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males, females
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take out SDN in male rats
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won’t mount females, will allow other males to mount them
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Sex behavior and SDN size regulated by _____ hormones in rats
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perinatal
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castrate at birth
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SDN small
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testosterone at birth in females
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large SDN
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large SDN
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causes male sex behavior, inhibits female sex behavior
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small SDN
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causes lordosis
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maybe gay men have smaller _____
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INAH3
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INAH 3 may be homologous to rodent ____
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SDN-POA
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INAH3 bigger in ____ than _____
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males, females
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one side of body is male, one side is female
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Gynandromorph
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Many sex differences in the brain and behavior are due to the conversion of _____ to _____ inside neurons in the brain
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testosterone, estradiol
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Small amounts of estradiol from female ovaries or from mom is sequestered by ______
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alpha-fetoprotein
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enough estradiol at birth will...
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...overpower alpha-fetoprotein and create
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____ converted to ____ inside neuron
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testosterone, estradiol
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Many synthetic compounds used in herbicides, pesticides, etc. can mimic _____
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steroid hormones
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synthetic steroids can act as ______, blocking ______
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contraceptives, gamete formation
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synthetic steroids are
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endocrine disruptors
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men and women given baby dressed up as opposite sex- babies dressed as boys given guns, girls given dolls
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baby X experiment
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rat mothers lick the anogenital region of _____ more than _____
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sons, daughters
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If make rat mothers _____, they groom all the pups less
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unable to smell
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Male pups who are deprived of their mother’s anogenital grooming have ______
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fewer SNB cells
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Males who had gotten less licking had fewer _____ survive than males who had gotten more licking
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motor neurons
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Turner's syndrome genotype
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XO
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Develop as female, but lack normal ovaries so do not enter puberty
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Turner's syndrome
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Generally short stature, broad chest, and cognitive deficits
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Turner's syndrome
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Klinefelter's syndrome genotype
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XXY or XXXY
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome genotype
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XY
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Male, but feminine body shape
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Klinefelter's syndrome
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female breast development
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gynecomastia
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Disorder: infertile, usually learning disabilities
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Klinefelter’s syndrome
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Disorder: Because testes are smaller, don’t secrete much testosterone- if given early enough, can prevent effects
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Klinefelter’s syndrome
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Disorder: Testes develop normally because of SRY
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Disorder: AMH secretion causes Mullerian ducts to regress
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Disorder: Secreted testosterone can’t promote W ducts to produce male internal structures
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Disorder: External genitalia develops as if female, but also have testes
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Disorder: Do not menstruate, don’t have pubic hair, infertile
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Disorder: Can affect males and females, but much more dramatic in females
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CAH
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Disorder: Defect in enzyme synthesizing corticosteroid hormones (causes excess T production, but not as much as testes would produce)
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CAH
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Disorder: M ducts develop (no AMH), but W ducts do too
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CAH
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Disorder: Masculanization of external genitalia in females (enlarged clitoris, fused labia)
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CAH
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In CAH, because they can't make adrenal corticosteroids,
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negative feedback is lost, hypothalamus and pituitary start making hormones calling for adrenal steroids
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____ binds to androgen receptor better than testosterone
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DHT
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5alpha caused by...
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atypical gene
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Disorder: Because of atypical gene, leads to deficiency in enzyme
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5α-reductase deficiency
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Disorder: In XY, testes make T to masculinize Wolffian ducts, but skin has too little reductase to produce much DHT from T
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5α-reductase deficiency
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Disorder: At puberty, testicular androgens further masculinize the exterior, presenting a mostly male phenotype
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5α-reductase deficiency
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Disorder: FOund in dominican
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5α-reductase deficiency
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Disorder: Little beard growth, but masculine build
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5α-reductase deficiency
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If a Y chromosome is present, ____ form
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testes
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If no Y chromosome is present, ____ form
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ovaries
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what overrides DAX-1?
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SRY
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What overrides SRY?
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2 DAX-1s
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to masculinize external genitalia, need
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testosterone and its conversion to DHT
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SNB
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spinal nucleus of bulbocavernosus
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hormones that rise in puberty
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adrenal, gonadal sex steroids and growth hormone
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what triggers gonadal secretion in puberty?
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pituitary gonadotropins
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Urethral folds don’t fully enclose urethra
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hypospadias
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