SEX AND EMOTION (COGS 17)
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS.
Involves damage to the primary motor cortex - Answer Volitional Facial Paresis
Cannot smile spontaneously in the company of smiling others - Answer Emotional Facial
Paresis
Involves damage to the anterior insula - Answer Emotional Facial Paresis
Cannot smile voluntarily - Answer Volitional Facial Paresis
Involves impairment of disgust, in both feeding and social contexts - Answer Emotional Facial
Paresis
Gamblers lesioned in this area show negative affect but no anticipatory anxiety - Answer
Prefrontal Cortex
Damage to this area in Phineas Gage led to radical negative personality change - Answer
Prefrontal Cortex
Gamblers lesioned in this area do not show negative affect when penalized - Answer
Amygdala
Autism may involve premature connections formed in this area - Answer Prefrontal Cortex
Valium will bind this NT to its receptor site to prolong its effectiveness - Answer GABA
Prozac will block the reuptake of this intact NT - Answer Serotonin
High levels of amygdala are indicative of an enhanced startle reflex - Answer CCK
Low levels are typically associated with depression and suicide - Answer Serotonin
Low levels in the amygdala tend to be associated with anxiety disorders - Answer GABA
, Blocking receptors sites in the amygdala for this NT can lead to panic attacks - Answer GABA
The metabolite 5-HIAA, detectable in the blood, is produced during reuptake of this NT - Answer
Serotonin
Sex hormones - Answer The Hypothalamus , with its direct connections to the Pituitary
Gland , is the interface between the nervous and endocrine systems. During sex, it delivers
"releasing hormones" via Blood vessles to the Anterior Pituitary , and other hormones, via
Axons , to the Posterior Pituitary . The activity of the Pituitary Gland thereafter influences the
production of either "female" hormones called Estrogens or "male" hormones called Androgens
that circulate through the bloodstream.
Released by the Hypothalamus to the AP - Answer GnRH
Released by the AP to impact the gonads - Answer LH & FSH
Released by the adrenal gland, especially in females - Answer Androstenodione
Released by the testis - Answer Testosterone
Released by the ovaries - Answer Estrogen
Responsible for secondary hair growth in women - Answer Androstenodione
The Corpus Callosum tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Females
Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Males
This gender tends to show greater connectivity within hemispheres - Answer Males
INAH3 tends to be smaller in homosexuals of this gender - Answer Males
The Ventro-Medial Hypothalamus tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Females
Order of sexual response - Answer Release of GnRH
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QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS.
Involves damage to the primary motor cortex - Answer Volitional Facial Paresis
Cannot smile spontaneously in the company of smiling others - Answer Emotional Facial
Paresis
Involves damage to the anterior insula - Answer Emotional Facial Paresis
Cannot smile voluntarily - Answer Volitional Facial Paresis
Involves impairment of disgust, in both feeding and social contexts - Answer Emotional Facial
Paresis
Gamblers lesioned in this area show negative affect but no anticipatory anxiety - Answer
Prefrontal Cortex
Damage to this area in Phineas Gage led to radical negative personality change - Answer
Prefrontal Cortex
Gamblers lesioned in this area do not show negative affect when penalized - Answer
Amygdala
Autism may involve premature connections formed in this area - Answer Prefrontal Cortex
Valium will bind this NT to its receptor site to prolong its effectiveness - Answer GABA
Prozac will block the reuptake of this intact NT - Answer Serotonin
High levels of amygdala are indicative of an enhanced startle reflex - Answer CCK
Low levels are typically associated with depression and suicide - Answer Serotonin
Low levels in the amygdala tend to be associated with anxiety disorders - Answer GABA
, Blocking receptors sites in the amygdala for this NT can lead to panic attacks - Answer GABA
The metabolite 5-HIAA, detectable in the blood, is produced during reuptake of this NT - Answer
Serotonin
Sex hormones - Answer The Hypothalamus , with its direct connections to the Pituitary
Gland , is the interface between the nervous and endocrine systems. During sex, it delivers
"releasing hormones" via Blood vessles to the Anterior Pituitary , and other hormones, via
Axons , to the Posterior Pituitary . The activity of the Pituitary Gland thereafter influences the
production of either "female" hormones called Estrogens or "male" hormones called Androgens
that circulate through the bloodstream.
Released by the Hypothalamus to the AP - Answer GnRH
Released by the AP to impact the gonads - Answer LH & FSH
Released by the adrenal gland, especially in females - Answer Androstenodione
Released by the testis - Answer Testosterone
Released by the ovaries - Answer Estrogen
Responsible for secondary hair growth in women - Answer Androstenodione
The Corpus Callosum tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Females
Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Males
This gender tends to show greater connectivity within hemispheres - Answer Males
INAH3 tends to be smaller in homosexuals of this gender - Answer Males
The Ventro-Medial Hypothalamus tends to be larger in this gender - Answer Females
Order of sexual response - Answer Release of GnRH
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