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Exocrine System
external, between organisms sweat, urine, vaginal
Martha McClintock
1971 Synchronous menstruation in women that live together due to pheromone 1998 identifies pheremonal compound
Ovulation Odor
less intense, more pleasant. causes significant rise in testosterone in men
Androsterone
Men's pheromone. Ovulating women say its okay and non ovulating think it's gross
Pheremone Detetion Mechanism
Vomeronasal Organ in nasal passage. affects hypothalamus and more prominent in rodents
Pituitary Gland (Endocrine System)
Master Gland, regulated by hypothalamus. Neurohormone-releases/inhibits
Oxytocin
causes uterus contraction during childbirth, lactation, parent-infant bonding, stimulates sexual arousal, heightens orgasm in both sexes, 3-5 times higher in human males prior/during orgasm, increases trust in humans, promotes fidelity, promotes altruistic behavior depending on the situat…
Thyroid
in your neck
Thyroxin
Growth hormone, increases metabolism
Hyperthyroidism
too much, high blood pressure, high heart rate, chronic
Hypothyroidism
too little, tired/sluggish. can lead to cretinism in infants.(stunted growth, mental retardation)
Adrenal Gland Cortex
Glutocorticoids-cortiterone, cortisol, metabolism, stress, energy cortisone(external drug)- shock,inflammation,allergic reaction, side affects- depression, emotional problems
Sex hormone(steroids)
Androgen and Estrogen. When they're not in balance Men-\higher voice, lose facial hair, grow breats women-deeper voice, grow facial hair, breasts shrink Prenataly- men and women start the same then sex hormone kick in
Same Sex Body Plan
Mammals all start as female and birds all start as male
Progesteron
similar to androgen, used to help lower rate of miscarriage if given masculinizes the fetus
Topical Androgen Cream
if someone using this touches a young child they'll induce early puberty
Gender
multidimensional-genetic, gonodal, anatomical, hormonal, behavioral, psychological
Adrenal Medulla
Epinephrine(Adrenaline)- Action, fight or flight, increases heart rate, blood pressure and memory Norepinephrine(Noradrenaline) same function
Ovaries
female reproduction, estrogen-sexual development and behavior progesterone-maintains pregnancy RU486- antagonist of progesterone, abortion pill
Testes
male reproduction testosterone, sperm producion
Steroid Abuse Men
Breasts, small balls, less sperm, increased cholestoral, high blood pressure, increased irritability, agression
Steroid Abuse in Women
facial hair, larger clitoris, emotional problems, severe psychosis, liver damage, hardening of arteries
Premenstrual Syndrome
low progesterone, high estrogen treat with progesterone combination pill-less mood changes sequential pill-more mood changes midcycle estrogen peak impairs cognition
Specialize Afferent Neuron
transducer, specialized neurons on the afferent neurons
absolute Threshold
Stimulus detection, 50% detection rule at what point does the person detect the energy value 50% of the time, when does the energy become apparent/noticable
Difference Threshold
Just noticeable difference- how much do you have to change the already noticed stimulus for someone to notice significant change
Four basic skin senses
pressure, pain, warmth, cold
Sensory Adaptation
Receptors adapt to constant stimulation and stop firing. when you get used to something ( but not habituation). i.e. you don't always notice you're wearing clothes. Species differentiation- dogs have a higher threshold of sensory adaptation to odors in comparison to humans
Position Sensors(Kinesthetic Receptors)
Proprioception. Where in space your body is located. Easily disrupted by drugs or alcohol. Equilibratory receptors, vestibular system: semicircular canals found in the inner ear.
Olfaction
sense of smell, olfactory epithelium human odor sensitivity-Japanese companies to reduce keypunch operator errors lavender reduced by 21% Jasmine 33% Lemon 54% but slowed productivity 
Psychopath and Olfaction
difficulties with odor, identification and discriminations can't distinguish/identify organ, leather, coffee cortical disfunction
Taste
bitter, sweet, salty, sour, umami(glutamate protein receptors) If you're expose to too much salt you expose more than just the salt receptors(bitter and sour) Temperature(cold or room temperature beer) Pressure receptors(crispy or soggy) odors play role in taste, so does vision 
Fungiform Papilla
hundreds on taste buds on these. taste buds have no specificity. 20 receptors on each taste bud, specify. PROP- chemical used to see if you're a super/normal/non taster
Specializaiton of taste cortex
salt not yet located(homunculus)
Pheremones
Ants follow pheremonal trails cockroaches-female pheromones attract male bighorn sheep-vaginal fluid see if a female will be sexually receptive human pheromones can be odorless Women can pick out opposite immune system in men by smelling sweat Mother can recognize their infants, even dist…
Homosexuality
Finger length ratio equal heterosexual women 2<4 straight men, gay women Homosexual men- high androgen, bigger genitals, higher masculine pattern auditory evoke potential Nuclues BST- very small, like that of a woman

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