Research on the Sexual Response Cycle Indicates That

question 75

Multiple Choice

Research on the sexual response cycle indicates that

• A)males and females experience an equally long refractory period following orgasm.
• B)women undergo a decrease in physiological arousal more slowly if they have experienced orgasm than if they have not.
• C)enough sperm may be released prior to male orgasm to enable conception.
• D)during the resolution phase,sexual excitement increases in females but decreases in males.

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Definitions:

Pyramidal System

A motor system that carries voluntary movements signals from the brain to the muscles, mainly involving the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.

Corticospinal Tract

A set of nerve pathways that travel from the cerebral cortex in the brain down the spinal cord, involved in controlling voluntary muscle movements.

Corticobulbar Tract

Neural pathways that conduct impulses from the brain's cortex to the brainstem, primarily involved in controlling movements of the face and neck.

Corpus Callosum

Largest commissure of the brain, connecting the cerebral hemispheres.