Variations in Sexual Behavior

Cards (10)

  • Genes that make an individual more appealing to the other sex
    sexual selection
  • how we identify sexually and what we call ourselves.
    Gender identity
  • The biological differences between males and females
    sex differences
  • the differences that result from people’s thinking about themselves as male or female
    gender differences
  • Individuals who appear to be a mixture of male and female are referred to as
    hermaphrodites
  • meaning overdevelopment of the adrenal glands from birth.
    congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
  • which stimulates the adrenal gland.
    adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • People whose sexual development is intermediate
    intersexes
  • Certain individuals with an XY chromosome pattern have the genital appearance of a female.
    androgen insensitivity
    • Some genetic males are born with a very small penis
    • a defect of pelvis development
    cloacal exstrophy