| A | B |
|---|
| tesosterone | major sex hormone for males |
| estrogen | major sex hormone for females |
| testosterone & estrogen | sex hormones necessary for reproduction |
| ovulation | estrogen is responsible for |
| MPOA | responsible for male's sexual performance |
| Medial Preoptic area of the hypothalamus also called | MPOA |
| Paraventricular nucleus | critical for Penile Erections |
| Ventromedial hypothalamus | active in females during sex |
| Medial Amygdala | responds to sexually exciting stimuli |
| Nucleus Accumbens | dopamine leves increase here during sex |
| ventral tegmental areas | dopamine is active here in males during ejaculation |
| Nucleus Accumbens | dopamine active in this area in female during orgasm |
| serotinin | levels of this increased in lateral hypothalamus with ejaculation |
| excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution | 4 phases of sexual response |
| excitement | first phase of sexual response |
| plateau | second phase of sexual response |
| orgasm | third phase of sexual response |
| resolution | fourth phase of sexual response |
| vasopressin | hormone related to monogamy in the prarie vole |
| oxytocin | vasopressin is similar to this hormone in humans |
| ventral pallidum | vasopressin is carried to this area |
| V1a receptors | vasopressin binds to this area in the ventral pallidum |
| polygamous | voles who have less V1a recepts tend to be |
| positive reinforcement | vasopressin binding to V1a receptors causes |
