- Male reproductive anatomy
- Hormonal control of male reproductive physiology
Recommended reading:
Sherwood, 713-717
Monday, December 6: Female reproductive system
- Ovarian cycle
- Uterine cycle
- Hormonal control of menstrual cycle
Recommended reading:
Sherwood, 722-729
Brendan Galvin, Fear of Gray's Anatomy HMS Beagle: The BioMedNet Magazine, volume 37 (Sept 4, 1998). Do you mind that your body parts seem to belong to others? Cells of Leydig, tubes of Fallopius, ducts of Muller and Wolff? Gray's classical anatomy textbook was a disappointment for this poet. Note: This poem is from the HMS Beagle web site, an on-line biology magazine. Published weekly, it features research news, op-ed pieces, cartoons, book reviews, poems. It's free, but you must register to see it.
Wednesday, December 8: Sexual differentiation
- Genetic sex
- Gonadal sex
- Phenotypic sex: internal and external genitals
Recommended reading:
Sherwood, 704-708
David A. Hatch, from, Genitourinary Development, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Photos of genital development in:- Hermaphroditism
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
movie of penile development in the embryo; requires QuickTime, slow download.
Development of human external genitalia, clicking on the structure will animate it, or freeze it at different weeks of development. This is from a lecture on Psychosexual differentiation at the University of Plymouth.
Intersex Voices, a web site written by intersexed people.
Y chromosome map. Shows genes that have been localized to the Y chromosome, including TDF.
Monday, December 13: Sexual differentiation, (continued)
- Brain sex: hypothalamus, behavior
Recommended reading:
Chandler Burr, Homosexuality and BiologyThe Atlantic Monthly, March 1993. A review of research into the possibility that sexual orientation is biologically based.