TRUE OR FALSE? Some of these statements may be tricky, where one part of it is t
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TRUE OR FALSE? Some of these statements may be tricky, where one part of it is true and the other is false, therefore making the statement false.
1) IN DEVELOPMENT The brain is only influenced by environmental chemicals in weeks up to week 10.
2) Cholesterol makes Estrogen which can be converted to Testosterone.
3) Steroids are soluable in lipids, thus they can be absorbed through the skin.
4) Gonads can become either testis or ovary usually between 6-10 week in utero.
5) The endocrine system helps body homeostasis, maintenance, growth, and reproduction.
6) Libido (sex drive) in both men and women is mostly the result of the effects of testosterone or DHT.
7) Some people with androgen insensitivity may have testis and testosterone, but their androgen receptors don’t work so they appear female phenotypically, have a vagina, but no uterus.
8)Pesticides and plastics have a masculinizing effect on the body and brain.
9) Epinephrine is a neurotransmitter, but norepinephrine is a hormone.
10) The hypothalamus makes oxytocin the bonding hormone, which also causes dendrite growth.
Explanation / Answer
1. false
2. true all steroid hormone including testoteron estrogen corticosteron are derived from cholesterol
3. true
6. false libido in males driven by testoteron but in female in can be estrogen and other hormone
10. true
9. false both of them act as a hormone
5. true
8.false
7. true Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome occurs when the body cannot use androgens at all. People with this form of the condition have the external sex characteristics of females, but do not have a uterus and therefore do not menstruate and are unable to conceive a child.
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