PSYC 211 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Serotonergic, Hearing Loss, Lateral Hypothalamus
11 Mar 2013
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Simply having the physique and genitals of a man or woman exerts a powerful effect on behaviour, but hormones also affect behaviour by interacting with the nervous system. Eg androgens present during prenatal development affect the development of the nervous system. Menstrual cycle the female reproductive cycle of most primates; characterized by growth of the lining of the uterus, ovulation, development of a corpus luteum and menstration. Estrous cycle female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates, which, in rats, takes about 4 days but is otherwise similar. The sexual behaviour of is linked to the cycle (while primates can mate at any time) These cycles are controlled by hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland and ovaries, where each one"s secretions effects the other. Anterior pituitary gland (pg) secretes gonadotropins (eg fsh) stimulates growth of ovarian follicles (small spheres of epithelial cells surrounding each ovum)
