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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones and Sexual Differentiation

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    Multiple Choice Quiz Questions

    5-1. Hormones are secreted:

        a. directly into the bloodstream
        b. into the tissues surrounding the glands where they were manufactured
        c. into the stomach and then are digested and travel throughout the body
        d. into the ovaries and testes
        e. none of the above

    5-2. At about _________ months after conception, the gender of the fetus is clear from the appearance of external genitals.

        a. 2
        b. 4
        c. 6
        d. 8

    5-3. Ovaries and testes:

        a. are homologous
        b. are analogous
        c. produce gametes
        d. produce sex hormones
        e. all of the above

    5-4. The eight variables of gender identified in the text

        a. were distinguished by John Money
        b. include the gender in which a child is raised
        c. can be divided into biological and psychological variables
        d. only a and b
        e. all of the above

    5-5. A common problem among girls during puberty is:

        a. that they are more likely to have acne than boys
        b. that they are more likely to experience obesity than are boys
        c. gynecomastia
        d. a and b

    5-6. The feedback loop in women which regulates the production of sex hormones includes all but which of the following?

        a. hypothalamus
        b. pituitary gland
        c. follicle-stimulating hormone
        d. progesterone
        e. introitus

    5-7. The feedback loop in men which regulates the production of sex hormones includes all but which of the following?

        a. hypothalamus
        b. pituitary gland
        c. follicle-stimulating hormone
        d. gonadotropin-releasing hormone
        e. oxytocin

    5-8. By 28 days after conception, the embryo is about __________ centimetres long.

        a. 1
        b. 2
        c. 3
        d. 4
        e. 5

    5-9. Castration in adulthood

        a. will produce a high voice because of decreased testosterone production.
        b. will produce a high voice because of the pain that accompanies the procedure.
        c. will not produce a high voice because the larynx has already grown.
        d. will not produce a high voice because castration does not affect testosterone production.
        e. The research is still unclear about the effects of castration on the larynx.

    5-10. According to John Money, __________ refers to a person's private internal sense of maleness or femaleness.

        a. Gender identity
        b. Sexual nomenclature
        c. Gender schema
        d. Intrapsychic sexual orientation
        e. Assigned gender

    5-11. __________ is a socially defined period of development that refers to a psychological transition from the behaviour and attitudes of a child to the behaviour, attitudes, and responsibilities of an adult.

        a. menarche
        b. puberty
        c. adrenal proliferation
        d. hormonal escalation
        e. adolescence

    5-12. All of the following are common occurrences in boys during adolescence EXCEPT

        a. breast enlargement
        b. obesity
        c. acne
        d. wet dreams
        e. shrinking larynx



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