PSYCH 243 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Paramesonephric Duct, Genital Tubercle, Nocturnal Emission
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Psych 243 chapter 8 gender: the psychology and the behavior. Sex: a person"s biological state, genes, hormones, reproductive body parts: male, female, intersex. Gender: attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a person"s culture associates with their sex. Interpret who someone is based on their assumed gender and their sexuality. Sexual reproduction: uniting one sperm and one egg to form a new individual. 23rd pair of chromosomes: male xy, female xx: turner"s syndrome: xo, cannot reproduce, klinefelter syndrome: xxy, cannot reproduce, other combinations include: xyy (super male), xxx (super female), xxxx, Genital tubercle: common external fetal structure, becomes penis and scrotum for males and clitoris and outer labia for females. Mullerian ducts become female fallopian tubes and ends become ovaries: rounded structure becomes the uterus connecting to outside genitals by vagina. Wolffian ducts become male sperm ducts (vas deferens) and ends become testicles: rounded structure becomes prostate and seminal glands that carry sperm.
