HSC 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cerebral Hemisphere, Corpus Callosum, Cerebral Cortex
25 Oct 2016
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Sex: placement on spectrum of biological maleness + femaleness. Gender: psychological / sociocultural characteristics associated with our sex. Gender assumptions: assuming how people are likely to behave based on their sex. Gender identity: how one psychologically perceives one"s gender. Gender role: collection of attitudes and behaviors that a specific culture considers normal + appropriate for people of a certain sex. Autosomes: 22 pairs of human chromosomes that do not significantly influence sex differentiation. Sex chromosomes: single set of chromosomes that influences biological sex determination. Gonads: male + female sex glands + testes. Progestational compounds: class of hormones that promote development of male genitals + secondary sex characteristics. Influence sexual motivation in both sexes: hormones are produced by the adrenal glands in males + females by the testes in males. Hypothalamus: small structure in central core of the brain, controls pituitary gland, regulates motivated behavior + emotional expression. Cerebrum: largest part of the brain, 2 cerebral hemispheres.
