WGS FINAL EXAM – PETER CAVA LSU 2026/2027 | STUDY
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Dexamethasone - ANS ✔✔prenatally prescribed to prevent sex, gender, and sexual non-normativity to
fetuses at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) ; increase likelihood of being LGBTQ
Intersex - ANS ✔✔when one obtains both male and female genitalia (about 1 in 50 are intersex)
Chromosomal sex - ANS ✔✔XX or XY
Sex (The Body) - ANS ✔✔classified as male, female, or intersex
Hormonal sex - ANS ✔✔levels of growth hormones throughout life (estrogen or testosterone)
Sex of the External Genitalia - ANS ✔✔vulva and penis or ambiguous genitals
Sex of the Internal Reproductive Organs - ANS ✔✔uterus and prostate
Gonadal Sex - ANS ✔✔ovaries and testicles or ovotestis (rare)
Brain Sex - ANS ✔✔female and male brain (most controversial)
Sex - ANS ✔✔ones body
Gender Assignment - ANS ✔✔ones official gender, provided by physician on day of birth based on
external genitalia
Gender Identity - ANS ✔✔in one's psyche based on one's inner sense of being a male or female
Gender Expression - ANS ✔✔ones outward presentation or behavior (feminine or masculine)
Sexual Orientation - ANS ✔✔refers to your attraction to other people
Romantic Orientation - ANS ✔✔Differences between sexula and romantic; if someone hooks up with
both men and women but only can fall in love with men
Transgender - ANS ✔✔someone who transitions from male to female or female to male
Transition - ANS ✔✔two components- medical (hormonal replacement therapy, genital/chest surgeries,
lazy hair removal) and social
3 reasons why people go through Transgender procedure - ANS ✔✔Social recognition
Non-discrimination
Gender dysphoria
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Dexamethasone - ANS ✔✔prenatally prescribed to prevent sex, gender, and sexual non-normativity to
fetuses at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) ; increase likelihood of being LGBTQ
Intersex - ANS ✔✔when one obtains both male and female genitalia (about 1 in 50 are intersex)
Chromosomal sex - ANS ✔✔XX or XY
Sex (The Body) - ANS ✔✔classified as male, female, or intersex
Hormonal sex - ANS ✔✔levels of growth hormones throughout life (estrogen or testosterone)
Sex of the External Genitalia - ANS ✔✔vulva and penis or ambiguous genitals
Sex of the Internal Reproductive Organs - ANS ✔✔uterus and prostate
Gonadal Sex - ANS ✔✔ovaries and testicles or ovotestis (rare)
Brain Sex - ANS ✔✔female and male brain (most controversial)
Sex - ANS ✔✔ones body
Gender Assignment - ANS ✔✔ones official gender, provided by physician on day of birth based on
external genitalia
Gender Identity - ANS ✔✔in one's psyche based on one's inner sense of being a male or female
Gender Expression - ANS ✔✔ones outward presentation or behavior (feminine or masculine)
Sexual Orientation - ANS ✔✔refers to your attraction to other people
Romantic Orientation - ANS ✔✔Differences between sexula and romantic; if someone hooks up with
both men and women but only can fall in love with men
Transgender - ANS ✔✔someone who transitions from male to female or female to male
Transition - ANS ✔✔two components- medical (hormonal replacement therapy, genital/chest surgeries,
lazy hair removal) and social
3 reasons why people go through Transgender procedure - ANS ✔✔Social recognition
Non-discrimination
Gender dysphoria
