Saturday, July 6, 2013

A woman in her mid-seventies is extremely sexually active. Based on what is known about sexuality and older women

Stimulation of the___________has resulted in increased sexual activity in rats and feelings of sexual arousal in humans.
Hypothalamus

Oxytocin is produced by the
Hypothalamus.

A low testosterone level in men would be most likely to have which of the following effects?
little interest in sexual activity

Which of the following statements regarding hormones in men and women is false?
The dominant estrogen in males and females is also called Depo-Provera.

Which of the following statements is true?
Women have less testosterone than men but are more sensitive to it than men are.

In men, the primary source of androgens is the______, while the______is (are) where the remaining androgens are produced.
testes; adrenal glands

Substances known to inhibit sexual behavior are called
Anaphrodisiacs.

Which of the following biological factors play the most important role in male sexual motivation?
Androgens

Estrogen therapy in women
has sometimes been found to increase sexual desire and sometimes to have no effect.

Which of the following is the best example of vasocongestion?
erection of the penis

Which of the following best summarizes the role of oxytocin in both male and female sexual behavior?
It is secreted during cuddling and physical intimacy and increases the skin's sensitivity to touch.

A woman in her mid-seventies is extremely sexually active. Based on what is known about sexuality and older women, which of the following inferences could most likely be made?
The woman has probably been sexually active on a regular basis for many years.

Human sexual arousal and response
is probably determined by both psychosocial factors and biological factors.

Nicotine slows sexual motivation and function by
constricting the blood vessels and decreasing testosterone in the blood.

One of the problems in using drugs such as Depo-Provera to treat sex offenders is that
many sexual assaults occur as the result of nonsexual motives.

The effect of castration on sexual desire and erotic functioning in men is
highly variable, ranging from complete cessation of sexual activity to only moderately reduced levels of erotic arousal and expression.

Of the main senses, ______tends to predominate during sexual sharing.
Touch

Which of the following statements concerning the Grafenberg spot is true?
When this area is stimulated, some women ejaculate a fluid that is chemically similar to male prostate secretions.

Which of the following has demonstrated aphrodisiac properties in rats and to some extent in humans?
yohimbine hydrochloride

Both the______and______produce androgens in the female body.
ovaries; adrenal glands

The correct order of Masters and Johnson's model is
excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution.

Which of the following is most influential in sexual motivation in both men and women?
unattached (free) testosterone

______is the engorgement with blood of body tissues that respond to sexual excitation.
Vasocongestion

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