Sex Characteristics

• Recognize the aspects of the humanness of humans

  SOGIESC
• • person’s physical traits that indicate their biological sex
  • chromosomes, external genitalia, gonads, hormones, and internal reproductive organs

  Sex characteristics
• 2 TYPES of SEX Characteristics

  a. Primary sex characteristic

  b. Secondary sex characteristics
• • Physical traits present at birth
  • ex. penis, vagina

  PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS
• • Develops as we grow older (i.e., puberty)
  • ex. breast enlargement, showing of Adam’s apple

  SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS
• Biological Female


  Chromosome: XX

  • Gonads: ovaries
  • Hormones: high levels of estrogen and progesterone
  • Internal Genitalia: vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes
  • External Genitalia: vulva, clitoris, labia, vaginal opening
• SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS - female

  • larger breasts
  • wider hips
  • shorter height
  • more body fat, less muscle mass
  • less facial and body hair
  • higher vocal pitch frequency
• • BIOLOGICAL MALE

  PRIMARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS


  • Chromosome: XY
  • Gonads: testicles
  • Hormones: high levels of testosterone and androgen
  • Internal Genitalia: prostate, vas deferens, seminal vesicles
  • External Genitalia: glans penis, scrotum, penis, foreskin, perineum
• • BIOLOGICAL MALE

  SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS


  • smaller breasts
  • narrower hips
  • taller height
  • less body fat, more muscle mass
  • more facial and body hair
  • lower drop in vocal pitch frequency
• Intersex


  when people’s sex characteristics, or even the combination of their biological traits, differ from the expected norms of being male and being female
• Intersex


  cannot be easily categorized as either male or female

  can be present at birth or develop during puberty
• Hermaphrodite


  • A medical term
  • Negative connotation of intersex
  • Don’t use this term!
• Assigned Female at Birth 


  infant has a vagina at birth
• Assigned Male at Birth


  when infant has a penis at birth
• Sex assigned at birth


  constant through time and cultures
• SOGIESC


  used to bring awareness about human's diversity and allows them to thrive regardless of it