FAD 4451 EXAM 2 Questions with Correct Answers
Reorientation of social behavior - Answer-adolescents are motivated to seek social experiences with their peers and with potential romantic partners
menstural cycle - Answer-regulated by fluctuating levels of sex hormones, which produce certain ch...
FAD 4451 EXAM 2 Questions with
Correct Answers
Reorientation of social behavior - Answer-adolescents are motivated to seek social
experiences with their peers and with potential romantic partners
menstural cycle - Answer-regulated by fluctuating levels of sex hormones, which
produce certain changes in the ovaries and uterus
other species of mammals have estrous cycles
-no menstruation
-ovulation occurs while the animal is in 'heat': this is the only time females engage in
sexual behavior
follicular phase (proliferative phase) - Answer-just after menstruation, an egg matures in
preparation for ovulation
-FSH is secreted to stimulate follicles in the ovaries
-one follicle begins to ripen and brings an egg to maturity
-follicle secretes estrogen, stimulating growth of the endrometrium
ovulation - Answer-follicle ruptures, releasing the mature egg
-estrogen inhibits FSH production and stimulates the hypothalamus to produce GnRH,
which causes the pituitary to begin production of LH
luteal phase (secretory phase) - Answer-after releasing an egg, the follicle turns into a
glandular mass of cells called the corpus luteum, which manufactures progesterone
-corpus luteum continues to produce estrogen and progesterone for 10-12 days
-if pregnancy doesnt occur the hormone output declines sharply and the uterine lining is
shed
Menstruation - Answer-the endometrium of the uterus is sloughed off in the menstrual
discharge
Length and Timing of the Menstrual Cycle - Answer-Normal menstrual cycle = 21 to 36
days
average is about 28 days
An average cycle
menstruation begins on day 1 and continues until about day 4 or 5
follicular phase: About days 5-13
,ovulation occurs on day 14
luteal phase: Day 15 to the end of the cycle, day 28
Mittelschmerz (middle pain) - Answer-Some women report that they can feel
themselves ovulate in the form of cramping in lower abdomen
Anovulatory cycle - Answer-menstruation may take place without ovulation
Two other physiological processes fluctuate with the menstrual cycle - Answer-cervical
mucus cycle
basal body temperature cycle
cervical mucus cycle - Answer-involves glands in the cervix that secrete mucus
throughout the menstrual cycle
basal body temperature cycle - Answer-Temperature is low during follicular phase &
takes a dip on the day of ovulation
On day of ovulation, rises by 0.3 degrees of more, and continues for the rest of the
cycle
Dsmenorrhea - Answer-painful menstruation
-caused by prostaglandins, chemicals that cause the uterine muscles to contract
endometriosis - Answer-the endometrium grows in a place other than the uterus
amenorrhea - Answer-absence of menstruation
primary: no menstruation by about age 18
secondary: in girls who have had at least one period
premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - Answer-severe physical and psychological symptoms,
such as depression and irritability, occurring just before menstruation
american psychiatric association has formalized PMS with the diagnosis premenstrual
dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
-great majority of women do NOT experience menstrual cycle fluctuations in mood
dawson 2012 study - Answer-analyzed daily fantasy diaries and urine tests to determine
days of ovulation
-both frequency and arousability of sexual fantasies were highest at ovulation
conception; sperm meets egg - Answer-ovulation typically takes place on about day 14
of the an average menstrual cycle
-egg is released from ovary into the body cavity
-typically egg is picked up by fimbriae and enters fallopian tube
, -if fertilized taxes approx. 5 days to travel down to uterus
--otherwise disintegrates in about 48 hours
sperm meets egg 2 - Answer-cervix secretes mucus that flushes the passageways to
prepare for arrival or the sperm
-typical ejaculate volume= approx. 1 teaspoon contains 200 million sperm
flagellation- lashing action of sperm
-sperm are capable of swimming about 1 inch per hour
conception usually occurs where - Answer-in the outer third of the fallopian tube
the egg is surrounded by a thin gelatinous layer called ... - Answer-the zona pellucida
female primary sex characteristics - Answer--organ that contributes to reproduction and
sexual activity
female secondary sex characteristics - Answer-female characteristics that are not
involved in reproduction
example; breasts, wider hips, more body fat, less hair on arms legs and torsos, smaller
stature
clitoris - Answer-highly sensitive organ that is exceptionally important in the female
sexual response
tip: a knob of tissue externally in front of the vaginal opening and urethral opening
shaft: consists of two corpora cavernosa
crura: two longer spongy bodies that lie deep in the body and run from the tip to either
side of the vagina
The two spongy bodies that lie deep in the body that run from the tip of clitoris to either
side of the vagina, under the major lips, are called the.. - Answer-crura
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