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  2. Terminology of transgender anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Replacement words for body parts vary widely, and almost none approaches the currency of the word it replaces: In a 2021 study of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people, only two replacement words (chest for breasts and cum for sperm) were used by more than 50% of respondents, while 23% of the replacement words and phrases provided ...

  3. Neuroscience of sex differences - Wikipedia

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    The amygdala (red) in a human brain. There are behavioral differences between males and females that may suggest a difference in amygdala size or function. A 2017 review of amygdala volume studies found that there was a raw size difference, with males having a 10% larger amygdala, however, because male brains are larger, this finding was found ...

  4. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    The human brain. Differences in male and female brain size are relative to body size. [83] Early research into the differences between male and female brains showed that male brains are, on average, larger than female brains. This research was frequently cited to support the assertion that women are less intelligent than men.

  5. Neuroscience and sexual orientation - Wikipedia

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    The placement of connections in the amygdala have been demonstrated to differ between heterosexual and homosexual individuals. [9] The posterior cingulate cortex, a part of the occipital lobe, the region of the brain that processes visual information, has also been demonstrated to have differences based on sexual orientation. [9]

  6. Sex vs. gender: What's the difference? - AOL

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    Though the terms “sex” and “gender” are often used interchangeably, there are distinct differences between the two. Recognizing them, say experts, may help us better explain human identity ...

  7. Sexual differentiation in humans - Wikipedia

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    Sexual differentiation includes development of different genitalia and the internal genital tracts and body hair plays a role in sex identification. [ 2 ] The development of sexual differences begins with the XY sex-determination system that is present in humans, and complex mechanisms are responsible for the development of the phenotypic ...

  8. Elon Musk sparks backlash by claiming the word ‘cis’ is a ...

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    Cis” is short for cisgender, meaning someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth, and is a counterpart to “transgender”. The ancient prefixes cis-, literally ...

  9. Sex differences in humans - Wikipedia

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    Gender-based medicine, also called "gender medicine", is the field of medicine that studies the biological and physiological differences between the human sexes and how that affects differences in disease. Traditionally, medical research has mostly been conducted using the male body as the basis for clinical studies.