Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Corpus Luteum, Luteal Phase

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Stephen Ferguson

Document Summary

Male and female anatomies arise from a single cell the fertilized egg which only varies in whether it carries two x chromosomes (xx) or and x and y chromosome (xy) Many of the structural difference between males and females arise before birth during prenatal sexual differentiation. Prenatal period: the time from conception to birth. Hormones: chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands into the bloodstream. Androgens: the group of male sex hormones, one of which is testosterone. Testosterone: hormone secreted by testes in males (present at lower levels in females) Progesterone: a female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries. Pituitary gland: a small endocrine gland located on the lower side of the brain below the hypothalamus; the pituitary is important in regulating levels of sex hormones: anterior lobe interacts with gonads. Hypothalamus: a small region of the brain that is important in regulating many body functions, including the functioning of the sex hormones by regulating pituitary gland.