PSYC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Egg Cell, Prenatal Development, Sexual Differentiation
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The psychological state of being female or being male, as influenced by cultural concepts of gender-appropriate behavior; compare and contrast the concept of gender with anatomic sex, which is based on the physical differences between females and males. The process by which children acquire behavior that is deemed appropriate to their sex. The process by which males and females develop distinct reproductive anatomy. One of the rodlike structures found in the nucleus of every living cell that carry the genetic code in the form of genes. The stage of prenatal development that begins with implantation of a fertilized ovum in the uterus and concludes with development of the major organ systems at about two months after conception. The male sex hormone that fosters the development of male sex characteristics and is connected with the sex drive. A fetal canal that connects the scrotum and the testes, allowing the latter to descend.
