FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Spasticity, Antihypertensive Drug, Sexual Differentiation
22 May 2012
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Chapter 4 frhd sexual arousal and response. Making sense of sex: the role of the sense in sexual arousal. Senses vision, hearing, smell, tastes, and the skin senses, which include that all- important sense of touch. Physiological response of males to slides of partially clothed women, researchers at queen"s universtoyy found that penile response was greater to the slides of the more attractive women. Though both genders can be sexually aroused by visual erotica, men are more interested in it. Aphrodisiacs: any drug or other agent that is sexually arousing or increases sexual desire. Pheromones: chemical substances that are secreted externally bt certain animals and that convey information to, or produce specific responses in, other members of the same species. Detected through a sixth sense the vomeronasal organ (vno) Vnos n the mucous lining of the nose recognize their mothers, and adults might respond to them in seeking a mate.
