01:830:333 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Secondary Sex Characteristic, Sex Organ, Pubic Hair

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:333
• Professor: Professor Mayhew

Document Summary

Pituitary gland produces lh & fsh into the blood stream heart pumps it around to the gonads. Gonads produce androgens & estrogens as a result of the lh & fsh then the androgen & estrogen go back into the blood and is tested by the hypothalamus again. This process continues until the hypothalamus is happy with the androgen. Secondary sex characteristics are things that happen due to the maturation of the primary sex characteristics o o. Girls menarche, breast development, pubic hair, etc. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a late mature for males and females: early maturer, advantages. Males look older & more like men, tend to be more popular, tend to have better self esteem. Females popularity with boys: disadvantages. Males more precocious sexual activity, more drug & alcohol use, slightly more delinquency, & feel worse (if they"re bullied)