Glossary of Terms Related to Human Sexuality and Reproductive Biology, Quizzes of Psychology of Sex

Download Glossary of Terms Related to Human Sexuality and Reproductive Biology and more Quizzes Psychology of Sex in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Amenorrha DEFINITION 1 The absence of menstruation. TERM 2 androgen DEFINITION 2 A hormone that promotes the development of male genitals and secondary sex characteristics. It is produced by the testes in men and by the adrenal glands in both men and women. TERM 3 androgen-insensitivity syndrome DEFINITION 3 A condition in which a genetic males cells are insensitive to androgens, resulting in the development of female external genitalia (but no internal reproductive organs). People with AIS are raised as females. TERM 4 androgyny DEFINITION 4 Having high levels of both masculine and feminine characteristics. TERM 5 andropause DEFINITION 5 A period of time in a mans life, usually during his 70s or 80s, when testosterone decreases, causing a decrease in spermatogenesis, a thinner ejaculate, a decrease in ejaculatory pressure, decreased muscle strength, increased fatigue, and mood disturbances. TERM 6 asexuality DEFINITION 6 Often refers to the lack of sexual desire but can also refer to a lack of maleness or femaleness. TERM 7 autosome DEFINITION 7 Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. TERM 8 berdache DEFINITION 8 A third gender in Native American culture in which an individual takes on the social role of the other gender; also referred to as a two-spirit. TERM 9 chromosome DEFINITION 9 threadlike structure in the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic information. TERM 10 congenital adrenal hyperplasia( DEFINITION 10 A disorder involving overproduction of androgen in the adrenal glands that can affect males and females. Females born with this condition frequently have masculinized genitals because of excess prenatal androgen exposure, whereas males typically experience early pubertal changes. TERM 21 gender dysphoria DEFINITION 21 A condition in which ones gender identity is inconsistent with ones biological sex. TERM 22 gender roles DEFINITION 22 Culturally defined behaviors seen as appropriate for males and females. TERM 23 gender schema DEFINITION 23 A cognitive mechanism that helps us to understand gender TERM 24 gender traits DEFINITION 24 Innate or biologically determined gender-specific behaviors TERM 25 gender-identity disorder DEFINITION 25 A disorder in which a child has a strong and persistent identification with the other sex or the gender role of the other sex and is uncomfortable with his or her own biological sex or gender role. TERM 26 germ cell DEFINITION 26 A male or female reproductive cellthe spermatozoon or ovum; also referred to as a gamete. TERM 27 gestation DEFINITION 27 The period of intrauterine fetal development TERM 28 Gonads DEFINITION 28 The male and female sex glandsovaries and testes. TERM 29 Gynecomastia DEFINITION 29 Abnormal breast development in the male TERM 30 Hermaphrodite DEFINITION 30 Person born with fully formed ovaries and fully formed testes. TERM 31 Homologous DEFINITION 31 Corresponding in structure, position, or origin but not necessarily in function. TERM 32 homosocial play DEFINITION 32 Gender-segregated play. TERM 33 Intersexed DEFINITION 33 A person who has the gonads (testes or ovaries) of one gender but ambiguous external genitalia; also referred to as a pseudohermaphrodite. TERM 34 Klinefelters syndrome DEFINITION 34 : A genetic disorder in men in which there are three sex chromosomes, XXY, instead of two; characterized by small testes, low sperm production, breast enlargement, and absence of facial and body hair. TERM 35 Masculinity DEFINITION 35 ideal cluster of traits that society attributes to males. TERM 46 schema DEFINITION 46 A cognitive mechanism that helps to organize our world. TERM 47 Scrotoplasty DEFINITION 47 A transgender operation in which a scrotum is made; if desired, silicone implants can be placed in the scrotum. TERM 48 secondary sexual characteristics: DEFINITION 48 The physical characteristics, other than the genitalia, that distinguish male from female. TERM 49 sex chromosomes DEFINITION 49 Rod-shaped bodies in the nucleus of a cell at the time of cell division that contain information about whether the fetus will become male or female. TERM 50 sex reassignment surgery (SRS DEFINITION 50 Anatomical surgery to change genitalia on a transsexual; also referred to as gender reassignment. TERM 51 sex typing DEFINITION 51 ognitive thinking patterns that divide the world into male and female categories and suggest the appropriate behaviors, thoughts, actions, professions, and emotions for each. TERM 52 sexual reproduction DEFINITION 52 production of offspring from the union of two parents. TERM 53 Socialization DEFINITION 53 process in which an infant is taught the basic skills for functioning in society TERM 54 testes DEFINITION 54 Male gonads inside the scrotum that produce testosterone TERM 55 Testosterone DEFINITION 55 A male sex hormone that is secreted by the Leydig cells of mature testes and produces secondary sex characteristics in men. TERM 56 testosterone therapy DEFINITION 56 The use of testosterone to replace missing hormones in males with hormone disorders. TERM 57 Transgenderism DEFINITION 57 Living full or part time in the other genders role and deriving psychosocial comfort in doing so. TERM 58 Transsexual DEFINITION 58 A person who feels he or she is trapped in the body of the wrong gender TERM 59 Transsexualism DEFINITION 59 The condition of feeling trapped in the body of the wrong gender TERM 60 transvestite DEFINITION 60 A person who dresses in the clothing of the other gender and derives sexual pleasure from doing so.