PSYC 333 Study Guide - Final Guide: Female Body Shape, Fallopian Tube, Sexual Differentiation

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Psyc 333 module 6: the spectrum of sex and gender: sex the biological condition of being male and/or female as determined by genes, chromosomes, hormones, physical traits. In typically developing xy male, presence of sry overrides ovary-promoting genes present on x chromosome, resulting in male gonads that secrete androgens at puberty, resulting in male-looking body. If there are ovary-determining genes present and no sry genes, as in the case of typically developing xx female, ovaries develop and will secrete estrogens at puberty and result in female-looking body. If sry expressed on x chromosome in xx female, testes will develop and individual will develop to be phenotypically male. Internal organs -> fallopian tubes, uterus, upper vagina, prostate, seminal vesicles: external genitals -> clit, labia majora and minora, vaginal opening, penis, scrotum. Main sexes: sex on a continuum with extremes of male and female, intersex in the middle.