FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, X Chromosome, Inguinal Canal
8 Aug 2018
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Gender: the psychological state of being female or male, as influenced by cultural concepts of gender appropriate behaviour. Gender is distinct from anatomic sex, which is based on the physical differences between females and males. Gender typing: the process by which children acquire behaviours deemed appropriate for their sex. Sexual differentiation: the process by which males and females develop distinct reproductive anatomy. Aristotle believed anatomical difference was due to heat of the semen at time of sexual relations. Chromosome: a rodlike structure found in the nucleus of every living cell. Carries genetic code in the form of genes. 23 chromosomes from the male combines with 23 chromosomes from the female parent. Zygote at the beginning is only 0. 04cm long. 23rd pair of chromosomes is the sex chromosome. At about 3 weeks, a primitive heart begins to drive blood through the embryonic bloodstream.
